Fire-related cues break seed dormancy of six legumes of tropical eucalypt savannas in north-eastern Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 507-514

  Williams, Paul R ^a,b   Congdon, Robert A ^b   Grice, Anthony C ^c   Clarke, Peter J ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat shock; Legumes; Seed dormancy; Seed germination; Tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GERMINATION; HEAT SHOCK; LEGUME; NITRATE; SAVANNA; SEED DORMANCY; SMOKE;

AUSTRALIA;

CALYCINA; CHAMAECRISTA ABSUS; CHAMAECRISTA MIMOSOIDES; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA CALYCINA; CROTALARIA LANCEOLATA; CROTALARIA PALLIDA; GALACTIA; GLYCINE TOMENTELLA; INDIGOFERA HIRSUTA; LANCEOLATA; TEPHROSIA; TOMENTELLA;

EID: 0242381818     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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