Variation in seed and germination characteristics among Juniperus procera populations in Ethiopia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 225, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 320-327

  Mamo, Negash ^a   Mihretu, Mebrate ^a   Fekadu, Miftah ^a   Tigabu, Mulualem ^b   Teketay, Demel ^c  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Forest Stewardship Council Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Gene conservation; Light; Seed weight; Tree improvement

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ECOLOGY; RAIN; SEED;

DORMANCY; GENE CONSERVATION; SEED WEIGHT; TREE IMPROVEMENT;

FORESTRY;

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DORMANCY; GERMINATION; PLANT BREEDING;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGY; SEEDS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS PROCERA;

EID: 33645094409     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.01.026     Document Type: Article

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