The influence of light and temperature on the germination of two Ugandan medicinal trees

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 565-571

  Stangeland, Torunn ^a   Tabuti, John R S ^b   Lye, Kåre A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Conservation; Germination; Hallea rubrostipulata; Medicinal plants; Sarcocephalus latifolius; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GERMINATION; GROWTH; LIGHT; MEDICINAL PLANT; SEEDLING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

MITRAGYNA RUBROSTIPULATA; SARCOCEPHALUS; SARCOCEPHALUS LATIFOLIUS;

EID: 57449091722     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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