Germination ecology of Teucrium marum L.: An endemic species of the Tuscany Arcipelago

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 723, Issue , 2006, Pages 315-320

  Benvenuti, S ^a   Ceccarini, L ^a   Macchia, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Medicinal plant; Seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

TEUCRIUM; TEUCRIUM MARUM;

EID: 33846087009     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.723.44     Document Type: Conference Paper

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