Ecology of seed dormancy and germination in sedges (Carex)

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-89

  Schütz, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyperaceae; Dormancy; Light; Seed bank regeneration strategies; Temperature

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEDGE; SEED DORMANCY;

CAREX;

EID: 0342748693     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1433-8319-00005     Document Type: Article

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