Seed storage responses in four species of the threatened genus Ravenea (Arecaceae)

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 513-517

  Rakotondranony, G L ^a   Sacande, M ^b   Wood, C B ^b   Pritchard, H W ^b  

^a Silo National des Graines Forestières SNGF   (Madagascar)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARECACEAE; RAVENEA; RAVENEA RIVULARIS;

EID: 33747051732     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2006.34.2.26     Document Type: Article

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