Enhancing buffel grass seed germination by acid treatment for rapid vegetation establishment on railway batters

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-262

  Bhattarai, S P ^a   Fox, J ^a   Gyasi Agyei, Y ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cenchrus ciliaris; Dormancy; Revegetation; Sulphuric acid

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; DORMANCY; GERMINATION; GRASS; RAILWAY; REVEGETATION; SEED; SULFURIC ACID;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS;

EID: 36348936709     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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