Beneficial effects of cold-moist stratification on seed germination behaviors of Abies pindrow and Picea smithiana

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-130

  Rawat, Balbir Singh ^a   Khanduri, Vinod Prasad ^b   Sharma, Chandra Mohan ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

GA3; Provenance; Seed germination; Silver fir; Spruce; Stratification

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES PINDROW; PICEA; PICEA SMITHIANA;

EID: 46749133898     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-008-0021-8     Document Type: Article

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