Ethylene as a possible cue for seed germination of Schoenoplectus hallii (Cyperaceae), a rare summer annual of occasionally flooded sites

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 620-627

  Baskin, Carol C ^a,b   Baskin, Jerry M ^a,b   Chester, Edward W ^b   Smith, Marian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyperaceae; Ethylene; Flooding requirement; Germination cue; Light requirement; Schoenoplectus hallii; Seed dormancy breaking requirements; Seed germination requirements

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; ETHYLENE; FLOODING; GERMINATION; SEED;

CYPERACEAE; MALUS X DOMESTICA; SCHOENOPLECTUS; SCHOENOPLECTUS HALLII;

EID: 0842332089     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.4.620     Document Type: Article

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