Seed germination ecology of the endemic Iberian winter annuals Iberis pectinata and Ziziphora aragonensis

Seed Science Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-169

  Copete, Miguel Á ^a   Herranz, José M ^a   Ferrandis, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arable weed; Dormancy cycles; Germination phenology; Iberis pectinata; Plant reinforcement; Seed burial; Ziziphora aragonensis

Indexed keywords

IBERIS PECTINATA; ZIZIPHORA;

EID: 74049086458     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258509990079     Document Type: Article

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