Defining transient and persistent seed banks in species with pronounced seasonal dormancy and germination patterns

Seed Science Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-196

  Walck, Jeffrey L ^a   Baskin, Jerry M ^b   Baskin, Carol C ^b   Hidayati, Siti N ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autumn germinators; Dormancy cycling; Persistence; Spring germinators; Transient seed bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144444043     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2005209     Document Type: Review

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