Seedling establishment of wild and cultivated Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. under different seeding depths

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-284

  Liu, G X ^a,b   Han, J G ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Grassland reconstruction; Restoration; Seed source

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; GRASS; PERENNIAL PLANT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVORSHIP; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

LEYMUS CHINENSIS;

EID: 36448934878     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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