Effects of storage condition and duration on seed germination of six wetland perennials

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 371-374

  Liu, Gui Hua ^a   Yuan, Long Yi ^a   Su, Rui Li ^a   Li, Wei ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Restoration; Seed germination; Seed storage; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ALISMATACEAE; ELEOCHARIS; ISACHNE; ORYZA RUFIPOGON; SAGITTARIA TRIFOLIA; SCIRPUS;

EID: 14844315034     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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