Water sorption characteristics of seeds of four Western Australian species

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-92

  Merritt, D J ^a,b   Touchell, D H ^c   Senaratna, T ^a,b   Dixon, K W ^a   Sivasithamparam, K ^b  

^a BOTANIC GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMIDITY; SEED; STORAGE; WATER CONTENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA BIVENOSA; ANIGOZANTHOS MANGLESII; BANKSIA ASHBYI; MESOMELAENA TETRAGONA; TETRAGONA;

EID: 0242417503     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT02040     Document Type: Article

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