Seed dormancy and germination ecology of lamyropsis microcephala: A mountain endemic species of Sardinia (Italy)

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 491-497

  Mattana, E ^a   Daws, M I ^b   Bacchetta, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMYROPSIS; MICROCEPHALA;

EID: 68149092081     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2009.37.2.24     Document Type: Article

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