The effect of gibberellic acid, paclobutrazol and ethephon on the germination of Fagus sylvatica and Picea sitchensis seeds exposed to varying durations of moist chilling

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-33

  Mortensen, L C ^a   Eriksen, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA; PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 2642518253     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2004.32.1.04     Document Type: Article

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