The effect of fruit age on seed germinability of a heterocarpic species, Atriplex sagittata

Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 715-720

  Mandak B ^a   Holmanova S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b NONE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Atriplex; Bet hedging; Dormancy; Germinability; Heterocarpy; Invasive species; Salinity

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC SALT;

AGE; DORMANCY; FRUIT; GERMINATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATRIPLEX; DARKNESS; FRUIT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIPLEX; DARKNESS; FRUIT; GERMINATION; SALTS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

ATRIPLEX;

EID: 10344252849     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830384     Document Type: Article

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