Effect of moist chilling and priming treatments on the germination of Douglas-fir and noble fir seeds

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-76

  Doody, P ^a   O'Reilly, C ^b  

^a National Seed Centre ^*  (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES PROCERA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 16244416228     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2005.33.1.07     Document Type: Article

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