Research advance in seed germination of desert woody plants

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 436-444

  Chang, Wei ^a,b   Wu, Jian Guo ^b   Liu, Yan Hong ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Affecting factor; Desert ecosystem; Seed germination; Woody plant

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WOODY PLANT;

CHINA; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; TREE;

CHINA; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; SEEDS; TREES;

EID: 34247868818     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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