A thermal time basis for comparing the germination requirements of some British herbaceous plants

New Phytologist

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-114

  Trudgill, D L ^a   Squire, G R ^a   Thompson, K ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Base temperature; Development durations; Dormancy; Interspecific comparisons; Thermal constant

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; GERMINATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BRASSICA RAPA; DRYAS OCTOPETALA; SAXIFRAGA TRIDACTYLITES;

EID: 0033960645     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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