Kinetics of dormancy release and the high temperature germination response in Aesculus hippocastanum seeds

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 338, 1999, Pages 1507-1514

  Pritchard, Hugh W ^a   Steadman, Kathryn J ^a,b   Nash, John V ^a   Jones, Ceri ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Base temperature for germination; Chilling; Horse chestnut; Recalcitrant seed; Seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; EQUUS CABALLUS; HIPPOCASTANUM;

EID: 0032874740     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.338.1507     Document Type: Article

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