Soil seed bank and seed dormancy in wild populations of Lima bean (Fabaceae): Considerations for in situ and ex situ conservation

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1644-1650

  Degreef, Jérôme ^a   Rocha, Oscar J ^b   Vanderborght, Thierry ^a   Baudoin, Jean Pierre ^c  

^a BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Ex situ conservation; In situ conservation; Lima bean; Persistent soil seed bank; Phaseolus lunatus

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; SEED BANK; SEED DORMANCY;

CENTRAL VALLEY; COSTA RICA;

FABACEAE; LIMA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS LUNATUS;

EID: 0036802224     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.10.1644     Document Type: Article

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