Characteristics of seed germination of the rare plant Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 5445-5453

  Li, Wen Liang ^a   Zhang, Xiao Ping ^a   Hao, Chao Yun ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cercidiphyllum japonicum; Light intensity; Moisture content; Seed germination; Seed size; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; GERMINATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; REGENERATION; SEED; SEED SIZE; TEMPERATURE;

CERCIDIPHYLLACEAE; CERCIDIPHYLLUM; CERCIDIPHYLLUM JAPONICUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 57349197283     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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