Germination after heat treatments of Pinus tropicalis Morelet and Pinus caribaea Morelet var. caribaea seeds of west Cuban forests

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 469-475

  De Las Heras, Jorge ^a   Bonilla, Marta ^b   Martínez, Luis Wilfredo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PINAR DEL RÍO   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Cuba; Fire; P. caribaea var. caribaea; Pinus tropicalis; Seed; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GERMINATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

PINUS CARIBAEA; PINUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 33746869615     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2006027     Document Type: Article

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