The inhibitory effect of Negev Desert loess soil on the fast germinating caryopses of Schismus arabicus (Poaceae)

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 619-631

  Gutterman, Yitzchak ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Desert annuals; Dispersal units; Light and dark; Loess soil inhibition; Seed bank; Speed of germination; Survival strategies; Temperatures

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; INHIBITION; LOESS; SEED BANK; SURVIVAL;

ISRAEL; NEGEV DESERT;

POACEAE; SCHISMUS; SCHISMUS ARABICUS;

EID: 0038039321     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1104     Document Type: Article

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