The asymbiotic seed germination of six Paphiopedilum species in relation to the time of seed collection and seed pretreatment

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 755, Issue , 2007, Pages 381-385

  Lee, Y I ^a  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lady's slipper orchid; Seed development; Seed pretreatment

Indexed keywords

ORCHIDACEAE; PAPHIOPEDILUM; PAPHIOPEDILUM BELLATULUM; PAPHIOPEDILUM GODEFROYAE; PAPHIOPEDILUM HELENAE; PAPHIOPEDILUM HENRYANUM; PAPHIOPEDILUM NIVEUM; PAPHIOPEDILUM SPICERIANUM;

EID: 70449408280     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.755.50     Document Type: Conference Paper

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