Sensitivity cycling and its ecological role in seeds with physical dormancy

Seed Science Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-13

  Jayasuriya, K M G Gehan ^a,c   Baskin, Jerry M ^a   Baskin, Carol C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Dormancy cycling; Hilar fissure; Physical dormancy; Sensitivity cycling; Water gap

Indexed keywords

CONVOLVULACEAE; FABACEAE;

EID: 68349160315     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S096025850818730X     Document Type: Article

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