Germination of Aesculus hippocastanum seeds following cold-induced dormancy loss can be described in relation to a temperature-dependent reduction in base temperature (Tb) and thermal time

New Phytologist

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 415-425

  Steadman, Kathryn J ^a,b   Pritchard, Hugh W ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chilling; Dormancy; Germination; Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum); Recalcitrant seed; Stratification; Thermal time

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED DORMANCY; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE;

AESCULUS; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; EQUUS CABALLUS; SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 1642506219     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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