Determination of moisture conditions using pinus sylvestris seeds as biosensors

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 68-74

  Oleskog, Gunilla ^a   Sahlén, Kenneth ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Department of Silviculture   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drought; Regeneration; Seedbed; Seedling; Substrate; Water

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSOR; DESICCATION; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; SEED; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIOMARKERS; DROUGHT; MOISTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBSTRATES;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS; REGENERATION; SEEDLINGS;

FORESTRY;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0034114749     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580050160484     Document Type: Article

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