Germination of pretreated Scots pine seeds after long-term storage

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-53

  Hilli, Anu ^a   Tillman Sutela, Eila ^a   Kauppi, Anneli ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD STORAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; SEED;

GERMINATION;

FORESTRY;

GERMINATION; INCUBATION; SEED TREATMENT; SILVICULTURE;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0037282355     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-155     Document Type: Article

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