Effects of temperature and mulch depth on Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum) seed germination

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-356

  Donahue, Candice ^a,b   Rogers, William E ^a   Siemann, Evan ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Armand Bayou Nature Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SAPIUM; SAPIUM SEBIFERUM; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 23944485011     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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