Temperature and dormancy-breaking treatments: Germination of endemic and geographically restricted herbaceous perennials

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-356

  Cochrane, Anne ^a   Probert, Robin ^b  

^a Bentley Delivery Centre   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; GERMINATION; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEED DORMANCY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

APIUM PROSTRATUM; GOODENIA; MARIANTHUS; MYRIOCEPHALUS; STENOPHYLLA; VELLEIA;

EID: 33745620039     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT04113     Document Type: Article

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