Germination of seeds of robust needlegrass

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-250

  Young, James A ^a   Clements, Charlie D ^a   Jones, T A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Optimum germination temperatures; Seed ecology; Seedbed temperatures

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GRASS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED; TEMPERATURE;

ACHNATHERUM; ACHNATHERUM ROBUSTUM;

EID: 0037856097     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003813     Document Type: Article

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