Germination of seeds of Tamarix ramosissima

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 475-481

  Young, James A ^a   Clements, Charlie D ^a   Harmon, Daniel ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Germination temperature profiles; Invasive species; Seed and seedbed ecology

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED BANK; TEMPERATURE;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WALKER RIVER; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

POPULUS FREMONTII; SALIX EXIGUA; SALIX LUTEA; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 15944381581     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003976     Document Type: Article

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