Amphicarpy and seed germination behavior of Ceratocarpus arenarius L. (Chenopodiaceae)

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-27

  Gao, Rui ^a   Wei, Yan ^a   Yan, Cheng ^b  

^a XINJIANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerial seed; Amphicarpy; Ceratocarpus arenarius L.; Germination; Subterranean seed

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FRUIT; GERMINATION; HERB; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED; SEED DORMANCY; TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; CAUCASIAN STATE BIOSPHERE RESERVE; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; CERATOCARPUS ARENARIUS;

EID: 39749175268     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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