Seed quality for conservation is critically affected by pre-storage factors

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 326-335

  Probert, Robin ^a   Adams, John ^a   Coneybeer, Julia ^a   Crawford, Andrew ^b   Hay, Fiona ^a  

^a Seed Conservation Department   (United Kingdom)

^b Bentley Delivery Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DESICCATION; FRUIT; LONGEVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; REINTRODUCTION; SEED COLLECTION; SEED TREATMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STORAGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

DIGITALIS PURPUREA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM DULCAMARA;

EID: 34249105254     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT06046     Document Type: Article

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