Developmental heat sum influences recalcitrant seed traits in Aesculus hippocastanum across Europe

New Phytologist

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 157-166

  Daws, M I ^a   Lydall, E ^a   Chmielarz, P ^b   Leprince, O ^c   Matthews, S ^d   Thanos, C A ^e   Pritchard, H W ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF DENDROLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aesculus hippocastanum; Desiccation; Heat sum; Seed germination; Thermal time

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GERMINATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; SEED;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

AESCULUS; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM;

EID: 1842486118     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01012.x     Document Type: Article

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