Water loss and viability in Zizania (Poaceae) seeds during short-term desiccation

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1707-1711

  Horne, Francis R ^a   Kahn, Ari ^a  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Poaceae; San Marcos River; Seeds; Viability; Wild rice; Zizania

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; SEED; VIABILITY;

SAN MARCOS RIVER; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE; ZIZANIA; ZIZANIA PALUSTRIS; ZIZANIA TEXANA;

EID: 0033671779     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656748     Document Type: Article

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