Effects of sand burial depth on seed germination and seedling emergence of Cirsium pitcheri

Plant Ecology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-60

  Chen, Hua ^a   Maun, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burial; Dormancy; Hypocotyl length; Sand dunes; Seed size; Seedling morphology; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED BURIAL; SEEDLING EMERGENCE;

ASTERACEAE; CIRSIUM PITCHERI;

EID: 0032998657     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009779613847     Document Type: Article

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