Germination of winterfat (Eurotia lanata (Pursh) Moq.) seeds at reduced water potentials: Testing assumptions of hydrothermal time model

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-63

  Wang, R ^a   Bai, Y ^a   Tanino, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Base water potential; Germination; Hydrothermal time; Seed collection; Seed size; Winterfat (Eurotia lanata)

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SHRUB; TEMPERATURE;

EUROTIA; KRASCHENINNIKOVIA LANATA;

EID: 11144280130     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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