The response of prechilled alder and birch seeds to drying, freezing, and storage

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 749-760

  De Atrip, Norberto ^a   O'Reilly, Conor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYING; FREEZING; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

GERMINATION POTENTIAL; PRECHILLING; REDRIED SEEDS;

SEED;

FREEZING; GERMINATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; SEED; STORAGE;

DRYING; FREEZING; SEEDS; STORAGE;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULA PUBESCENS; BETULACEAE;

EID: 33745654364     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-268     Document Type: Article

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