Effects of burial in sand and seed size on seed germination and seedling emergence in two leguminous shrubs in the Otindag Sandland, China

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-142

  Zhu, Xuan Wei ^a   Huang, Zhen Ying ^a   Chu, Yu ^a   Zhang, Shu Min ^a   Liu, Hai Dong ^a   Dong, Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Burial in sand; Caragana microphylla; Enforced dormancy; Germination and seedling emergence; Hedysarum laeve; Seed size

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED BURIAL; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SHRUB;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CARAGANA; CARAGANA MICROPHYLLA; HEDYSARUM;

EID: 4143049346     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/L0A8-N205-DHTJ-WWFL     Document Type: Article

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