Responses of Betula pendula, Picea abies, and Pinus sylvestris seeds to red/far-red ratios as affected by moist chilling and germination temperature

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1709-1717

  Ahola, Vellamo ^a   Leinonen, Kari ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; LIGHT EFFECT; SEED;

ABIES; BETULA PENDULA; PENDULA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0033490811     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-128     Document Type: Article

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