Dormancy-releasing strategies for Myrica seeds

Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 473-481

  Chien, C T ^a   Chen, Y C ^a   Chen, S Y ^a   Hong, K Y ^a  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Combined warm and cold stratification; Gibberellin A3; Myrica adenophora; Myrica rubra; Seed dormancy; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034455084     PISSN: 10264469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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