Early plant growth: Identifying the end point of the seedling phase

New Phytologist

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-66

  Hanley, M E ^a   Fenner, M ^a   Whibley, H ^a   Darvill, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cotyledon; Epigeal; Hypogeal; Pea (Pisum sativum); Regeneration ecology; Relative growth rate (RGR); Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; SEEDLING; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 3042669266     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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