Effect of temperature, light and salinity on seed germination and radicle growth of the geographically widespread halophyte shrub Halocnemum strobilaceum

Annals of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 293-299

  Qu, Xiao Xia ^a,b,c   Huang, Zhen Ying ^a   Baskin, Jerry M ^c   Baskin, Carol C ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Halocnemum strobilaceum; Halophyte; Inland salt desert; Radicle growth; Radicle growth recovery; Seed germination; Seed germination recovery

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMINANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; HALOPHYTE; LIGHT EFFECT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHRUB; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AMARANTHACEAE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE;

AMARANTHACEAE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GERMINATION; LIGHT; PLANT ROOTS; SALINITY; SEEDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA; WEST ASIA;

HALOCNEMUM STROBILACEUM;

EID: 37849015641     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm047     Document Type: Article

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