Lemmas and endosperms significantly inhibited germination of Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. (Poaceae)

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 573-578

  Ma, H Y ^a,b   Liang, Z W ^a,c   Wang, Z C ^a,c   Chen, Y ^a   Huang, L H ^a,b   Yang, F ^a  

^a NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Da'an Sodic Land Experiment Station   (China)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Endosperm; Lemma; Leymus chinensis; Mechanical resistance; Palea

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMINATION; GRASS; SEED DORMANCY;

LEYMUS CHINENSIS; PALEA; POACEAE;

EID: 39649109931     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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