Variation in seed production and germination in 22 rare and threatened Western Australian Verticordia (Myrtaceae)

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 84, Issue , 2001, Pages 103-110

  Cochrane, A ^a   Brown, K ^b   Cunneen, S ^c   Kelly, A ^d  

^a Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

^b Environmental Weeds Action Network   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Germination; Seed production; Verticordia

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GERMINATION; RARE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEED PRODUCTION;

AUSTRALIA;

VERTICORDIA;

EID: 0036326027     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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