Comparison of germination strategies of Artemisia ordosica with its two congeners from Deserts of China and Israel

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-80

  Huang, Zhen Ying ^a   Gutterman, Yitzchak ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Artemisia; Germination strategies; Light; Mucilaginous achenes; Sand depth; Sand moisture; Sand temperatures

Indexed keywords

DUNE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; LIGHT; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE;

CHINA;

ARTEMISIA ORDOSICA;

EID: 0034127910     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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