Promoting germination in dormant seeds of Pritchardia remota (Kuntze) Beck., an endangered palm endemic to Hawaii

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-260

  Pérez, Hector E ^a,c   Criley, Richard A ^a   Baskin, Carol C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arecaceae; Conservation; Germination ecology

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GERMINATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); SEED;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NIHOA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ARECACEAE; PRITCHARDIA REMOTA;

EID: 48249089253     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2008)28[251:PGIDSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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