Seed characteristics of the invasive alien vine Vincetoxicum rossicum are affected by site, harvest date, and storage duration

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-110

  DiTommaso, Antonio ^a   Brainard, Daniel C ^a   Webster, Bradley R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynanchum rossicum; Maternal environment; Pale swallowwort; Polyembryony; Resource allocation; Seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARVESTING; LAKES; PROBABILITY; SEED;

GERMINABILITY; INVASIVE ALIEN VINE; POLYEMBRYONIC SEEDS; RADICLE LENGTH;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GERMINATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; REPRODUCTION; SEED; VINE;

GERMINATION; HARVESTING; LAKES; PLANTS; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS;

GREAT LAKES BASIN; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

APOCYNACEAE; CYNANCHUM; CYNANCHUM ROSSICUM; VINCETOXICUM;

EID: 16844379507     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B04-154     Document Type: Article

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