Positive and negative signals regulate germination in the post-fire annual, Nicotiana attenuata

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 481-494

  Preston, Catherine A ^a   Baldwin, Ian T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

A0 and A1 soil horizons; Allelopathy; Fire; Germination signals; Litter inhibited germination; Nicotiana attenuata; Positive and negative control; Seed banks; Seed dormancy; Smoke induced germination

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; FIRE; GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; SEED BANK; SMOKE;

NICOTIANA ATTENUATA;

EID: 0033020982     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0481:pansrg]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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