Ecophysiological effects of light quality and nitrate on seed germination in species from Western Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 2-10

  Bell, David T ^a   King, Laura A ^a   Plummer, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Dormancy; Eucalyptus; Fire; Gibberellic acid; Nitrate; Paclobutrazol; Phytochrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 17944369578     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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