Seedling growth and storage characteristics of seeder and resprouter species of mediterranean-type ecosystems of S. W. Australia

Annals of Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 585-601

  Pate, John S ^a   Froend, Raymond H ^a   Bowen, Barbara J ^a   Hansen, Annette ^a   Kuo, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire response; Mineral nutrition; Obligate seeder; Resprouter; Seedlings; Shoot: root ratio; Starch storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 45149140183     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a087976     Document Type: Article

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