Effect of light on germination of seeds of Cactaceae from the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico

Seed Science Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-155

  Flores, Joel ^a   Jurado, Enrique ^b   Arredondo, Alberto ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cactaceae; Photoblastic seeds; Seed dormancy; Skotodormancy

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE;

EID: 33744950896     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2006242     Document Type: Article

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