Effect of temperature, salinity and burial on seed germination and seedling emergence of five coastal sand dune legumes

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-29

  Arun, A B ^a   Raviraja, N S ^a   Sridhar, K R ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Coastal dunes; Dune stabilization; Mat forming creepers; Nitrogen fixation; Seed decay; Seed dormancy; Strand vegetation; Tree legumes; Tropics

Indexed keywords

EID: 29444435894     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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