Variation in acorn characteristics in three provenances of Quercus aucheri Jaub. et Spach and provenance, temperature and storage effects on acorn germination

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 441-447

  Tilki, F ^a   Alptekin, C U ^b  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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QUERCUS;

EID: 23744463896     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2005.33.2.16     Document Type: Article

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