Habitat-related germination behaviour and emergence phenology in the woodland geophyte Anemone ranunculoides L. (Ranunculaceae) from northern Italy

Seed Science Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 137-144

  Mondoni, Andrea ^a   Probert, Robin ^b   Rossi, Graziano ^a   Hay, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anemone ranunculoides; Ecological adaptation; Embryo growth; Epicotyl morphophysiological dormancy; Radicle and shoot emergence; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

ANEMONE; ANEMONE NEMOROSA; ANEMONE RANUNCULOIDES; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 74049088148     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258509990067     Document Type: Article

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