Annual dormancy cycles in Lesquerella fendleri (Brassicaceae) seeds stored under both field and laboratory conditions

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1648-1654

  Hyatt, Laura A ^a,c   Evans, Ann S ^a   Baskin, Carol C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lesquerella fendleri; Seed dormancy; Seed germination; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; SEED BANK; SEED DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GERMINATION; SEED DORMANCY;

BRASSICACEAE; LESQUERELLA FENDLERI;

EID: 0033494792     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-11-1648     Document Type: Article

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