Responses of caryopsis germination, seedling emergence, and development to sand water content of Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. and Bromus inermis Leyss

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1450-1458

  Yang, Hui Ling ^a,b   Zhu, Xuan Wei ^b   Dong, Ming ^b   Huang, Zhen Ying ^b   Cao, Zhi Ping ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Agropyron cristatum; Bromus inermis; Caryopsis germination; Otindag Sandland; Sand water content; Seedling emergence; Seedling growth characteristics

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MICROHABITAT; SAND; SEED TREATMENT; SEEDLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTENT;

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; CARYOPSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 33747079824     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2005.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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