Effect of temperature regimes on germination of dimorphic seeds of Atriplex prostrata

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 269-272

  Carter, C T ^a   Brown, L S ^a   Ungar, I A ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous rhythms; Seed dormancy; Seed storage

Indexed keywords

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX PROSTRATA;

EID: 0842345440     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000022263.40723.1d     Document Type: Article

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