Soaking, moist-chilling, and temperature effects on germination of Acer pensylvanicum seeds

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2181-2185

  Bourgoin, A ^a   Simpson, J D ^b  

^a NB Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

MOIST-CHILLING; SOAKING SEEDS;

SEED;

GERMINATION; MOISTURE; SEED; SEED TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE;

ACER PENNSYLVANICUM; GERMINATION; SEEDS; SOAKING;

ACER; ACER PENSYLVANICUM;

EID: 11244281696     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-092     Document Type: Article

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