Seed germination of three Ulmus species from Turkey as influenced by temperature and light

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 423-425

  Cicek, Emrah ^a   Tilki, Fahrettin ^b  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elm; Germination performance; Photoperiod; Seed

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOPERIOD; SEED; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELM; GERMINATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; TEMPERATURE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EURASIA; TURKEY;

ULMUS; ULMUS GLABRA; ULMUS LAEVIS; ULMUS MINOR;

EID: 34247581948     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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