Simulation of germination of pioneer species along an experimental drought gradient

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 679-685

  Pérez Fernández, María A ^a,b   Calvo Magro, E ^c   Ferrer Castan D ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Generalized linear models; Germination; Osmotic potential; PEG

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL 6000;

DROUGHT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; HYDROPONICS; OSMOSIS; PIONEER SPECIES; SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; CARROT; CISTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT; EPILOBIUM; FENNEL; GERMINATION; GRASS; HYDROPONICS; MEDICAGO; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC POTENTIAL; PLANT SEED; SIMULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CISTUS ALBIDUS; CISTUS LADANIFER; CYNOSURUS CRISTATUS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; DAUCUS CAROTA; DITTRICHIA VISCOSA; EPILOBIUM HIRSUTUM; FOENICULUM VULGARE; MEDICAGO ARABICA; THAPSIA VILLOSA;

EID: 33749342036     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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