Germination of fresh and frost-treated seeds from dry Central Asian steppes

Seed Science Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-136

  Wesche, K ^a   Pietsch, M ^a   Ronnenberg, K ^a   Undrakh, R ^b   Hensen, I ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

China; Climate; Dormancy; Germination; Mongolia; Steppe

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744963753     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2006239     Document Type: Review

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