The responses of seed germination, seedling emergence and seedling growth in Agropyron cristatum to sand water content in Otindag Sandland, China

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 364-370

  Zhu, Xuan Wei ^a   Huang, Zhen Ying ^a   Zhang, Shu Min ^a   Dong, Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Agropyron cristatum; Otindag Sandland; Sand water content; Seed germination; Seedling development; Seedling emergence

Indexed keywords

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM;

EID: 14844320820     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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