Breaking seed coat dormancy of Acacia nilotica seeds under simulated natural habitat conditions in Sudan

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-132

  Warrag, Essam I ^a   Eltigani, Mashair A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica; Riverine forest; Seed coat dormancy; Sulfuric acid treatment; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BURIAL (GEOLOGY); FLOODING; SEED DORMANCY; SEED TREATMENT; SHADING; SUBMERGENCE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA;

EID: 33645064018     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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