Dormancy and germination characteristics of the trimorphic achenes of Garhadiolus papposus (Asteraceae), an annual ephemeral from the Junggar Desert, China

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 537-545

  Sun, H Z ^a   Lu, J J ^a   Tan, D Y ^a   Baskin, J M ^b   Baskin, C C ^b,c  

^a XINJIANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Garhadiolus papposus; Germination; Junggar Desert; Trimorphic achenes

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANNUAL PLANT; DARK; DESERT; DORMANCY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ASTERACEAE;

EID: 67949100444     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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