Seed germination and conservation of endangered species from the Italian Alps: Physoplexis comosa and Primula glaucescens

Biological Conservation

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-356

  Cerabolini, Bruno ^a   De Andreis, Rossella ^a   Ceriani, Roberta M ^a   Pierce, Simon ^a   Raimondi, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endemic species; Germination; Gibberellic acid; Phytohormone

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GERMINATION; HORMONE; SEED;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; PREALPS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PHYSOPLEXIS COMOSA; PRIMULA; PRIMULA GLAUCESCENS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 1642287785     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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