Ecological correlates of seed desiccation tolerance in tropical African dryland trees

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 863-870

  Pritchard, Hugh W ^a   Daws, Matthew I ^a   Fletcher, Benjamin J ^a   Gaméné, Christiane S ^b   Msanga, Heriel P ^c   Omondi, William ^d  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE SEMENCES FORESTIÈRES   (Burkina Faso)

^c Tanzania Tree Seed Agency   (Tanzania)

^d Kenya Forestry Seed Centre   (Kenya)

Author keywords

African drylands; Recalcitrant seed; Seed drying; Seed mass; Tropical drylands

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DESICCATION; SEED; TOLERANCE;

AFRICA;

SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TRICHILIA EMETICA; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 31944437905     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.6.863     Document Type: Article

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