Habitat-correlated seed germination behaviour in populations of wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa L.) from northern Italy

Seed Science Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 213-222

  Mondoni, Andrea ^a   Probert, Robin ^b   Rossi, Graziano ^a   Hay, Fiona ^b   Bonomi, Costantino ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anemone nemorosa; Embryo growth; Epicotyl morphophysiological dormancy; Radicle and shoot emergence; Ranunculaceae

Indexed keywords

ANEMONE; ANEMONE NEMOROSA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 54949131316     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258508084997     Document Type: Article

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