Relationships between seed size and seedling growth strategy of herbaceous plant: A review

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 191-197

  Wu, Gao Lin ^a   Du, Guo Zhen ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Growth strategy; Seed size; Seedling

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; VEGETATION TYPE;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; SEEDLING;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS; SEEDLING; SEEDS;

EID: 41549086160     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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