Seed maturation indicators in Pyracantha crenulata Roxb. in Kumaun Central Himalaya

New Forests

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Shah, Shruti ^a   Tewari, Bhawna ^a   Bisht, Swati ^a   Tewari, Ashish ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Germination percentage; Mean daily germination; Seed maturation; Seed moisture content

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE;

GERMINATION PERCENTAGE; MEAN DAILY GERMINATION; PYRACANTHA CRENULATA; SEED MATURATION;

SEED;

FRUIT PRODUCTION; GERMINATION; MATURATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; SEED SIZE;

FRUITS; GERMINATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; SEEDS;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; KUMAUN HIMALAYAS; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARANCHAL;

PYRACANTHA; PYRACANTHA CRENULATA;

EID: 33745621621     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-005-2739-x     Document Type: Article

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