Seed polymorphism, dormancy and germination of Salsola affinis (Chenopodiaceae), a dominant desert annual inhabiting the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, China

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 464-470

  Wei, Yan ^a,b   Dong, Ming ^a   Huang, Zhen Ying ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b XINJIANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANNUAL PLANT; BASIN; DESERT; DORMANCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GERMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM; SCARIFICATION; SEED;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JUNGGAR BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; SALSOLA;

EID: 34250844483     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT06016     Document Type: Article

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