Seed germination and seedling growth of Alnus maritima from its three disjunct populations

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 128-134

  Schrader, James A ^a   Graves, William R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotypic variation; Germination percentage; Germination value; Morphology; Provenance; Seaside alder; Threatened and endangered species

Indexed keywords

ALNUS MARITIMA; BETULACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0034078865     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.125.1.128     Document Type: Article

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