Seed moisture content during chilling and heat stress effects after chilling on the germination of common alder and downy birch seeds

Silva Fennica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-246

  O'Reilly, Conor ^a   De Atrip, Norberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Betula pubescens; Germination temperature; Moist chilling; Stress

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GERMINATION TEMPERATURE; HEAT STRESS; MOIST CHILLING;

SEED;

COLD TOLERANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GERMINATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; SEED DORMANCY; SEED TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREE;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULA PUBESCENS; GERMINATION; MOISTURE; SEEDS; STRESSES;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULA PUBESCENS;

EID: 34250894356     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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