Interpopulation and interyear variation in germination in Scotch thistle, Onopordum acanthium L., grown in a common garden: Genetics vs environment

Plant Ecology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Qaderi, Mirwais M ^a   Cavers, Paul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common garden; Cypsela; Dormancy; Interyear variation; Local populations; Maternal environment

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GERMINATION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; SEED DORMANCY;

CANADA;

ASTERACEAE; CIRSIUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; ONOPORDUM; ONOPORDUM ACANTHIUM;

EID: 0036035116     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020301912965     Document Type: Article

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