Mimicking a semi-arid tropical environment achieves dormancy alleviation for seeds of Australian native Goodeniaceae and Asteraceae

Annals of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 701-708

  Hoyle, G L ^a   Daws, M I ^b   Steadman, K J ^a   Adkins, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinobole uliginosum; Asteraceae; Australia; Dry after ripening; Dry wet cycling; Germination; Goodenia cycloptera; Goodenia fascicularis; Goodeniaceae; Seed dormancy; Semi arid tropical; South west Queensland; Velleia glabrata

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DORMANCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GERMINATION; HERB; MIMICRY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ACTINOBOLE ULIGINOSUM; ASTERACEAE; GOODENIA; GOODENIACEAE; VELLEIA;

WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PERIODICITY; PLANT SEED; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ASTERACEAE; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; PERIODICITY; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER;

EID: 42949168339     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcn009     Document Type: Article

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