Germination requirements and seedling responses to water availability and soil type in four eucalypt species

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-30

  Schütz, Wolfgang ^a,b   Milberg, Per ^a   Lamont, Byron B ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Lateritic loam; Sand; Seeds; Soil water potential

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GROWTH; LOAM; SAND; SEED; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL TYPE; SURVIVAL; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS TETRAGONA; EUCALYPTUS WANDOO; TETRAGONA;

EID: 12144289594     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(01)01130-4     Document Type: Article

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