The interaction of light and low temperature on breaking the dormancy of Chara vulgaris oospores

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-234

  Sederias, Joana ^a   Colman, Brian ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amylase; Charophyte; Dormancy; Gibberellic acid; Oospore germination

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; GREEN ALGA; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT EFFECT; SEDIMENT; SEED DORMANCY; SPORE; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VIABILITY;

CHARA; CHARA VULGARIS; CHARALES;

EID: 34548227451     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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