The germination characteristics of Scrophularia marilandica L. (Scrophulariaceae) seeds

Plant Ecology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-196

  Nurse, Robert E ^a,b   Cavers, Paul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

GA3; Gibberellic acid; KNO3; Maryland figwort; Non deep physiological dormancy; Potassium nitrate

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HORMONE; LIGHT EFFECT; NITRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; POTASSIUM; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED DORMANCY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CANADA; LONDON [ONTARIO]; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

SCROPHULARIA MARILANDICA; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 42549094075     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9343-4     Document Type: Article

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