Dormancy release in Australian fire ephemeral seeds during burial increases germination response to smoke water or heat

Seed Science Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 339-348

  Baker, Katherine S ^a   Steadman, Kathryn J ^a   Plummer, Julie A ^a   Merritt, David J ^b   Dixon, Kingsley W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BOTANIC GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dormancy release; Fire ephemeral; Germination; Gyrostemonaceae; Heat; Smoke water; Soil burial

Indexed keywords

ACTINOTUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; ALYOGYNE HAKEIFOLIA; ALYOGYNE HUEGELII; GREVILLEA SCAPIGERA; GYROSTEMON; GYROSTEMONACEAE; TERSONIA CYATHIFLORA;

EID: 27944432461     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2005222     Document Type: Article

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