Effects of temperature, light and other treatments on seed germination of Leymus chinensis

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-148

  Zhang, W D ^a   Bi, J J ^a   Ning, T Y ^a   Liu, X L ^b   He, M R ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Grassland and sand dune reclamation; Northern China; Photoperiod; Poaceae; Seed dormancy; Seed priming

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GRASS; LIGHT EFFECT; PERENNIAL PLANT; RANGELAND; SEED DORMANCY; SOIL CONSERVATION; STRATIFICATION; SULFURIC ACID; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIA; EURASIA;

LEYMUS CHINENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 33750532974     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P04-125     Document Type: Article

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