The effect of temperature and water stress on laboratory germination of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. seeds of different sizes

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 245-250

  López, Marian ^a   Humara, Jaime M ^a   Casares, Abelardo ^a   Majada, Juan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Eucalyptus globulus; Germination; Polyethylene glycol; Seed size; Temperature; Water potential

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 0343238331     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2000115     Document Type: Article

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