Germination and dormancy in seeds of Sapium sebiferum (Chinese tallow tree)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 391-395

  Cameron, Guy N ^a,b   Glumac, Edward G ^a   Eshelman, Bruce D ^a,c  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese tallow tree; Exotic species; Seed dormancy; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DORMANCY; GERMINATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SEED; TREE;

UNITED STATES;

SAPIUM SEBIFERUM;

EID: 0034039271     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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