How long does it take for different seeds to dry?

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 575-583

  Hill, James P ^a   Edwards, Will ^a   Franks, Peter J ^a,b,c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Desiccation sensitive seed; Seed desiccation rate; Seed ecology; Seed mass; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

BEST MODEL; DESICCATION-SENSITIVE SEED; DIFFERENT MODES; DRY SEASONS; LINEAR MODEL; MOISTURE DEFICIT; MOISTURE LOSS; NEGATIVE EXPONENTIAL MODEL; POTENTIAL NEGATIVE EFFECTS; SEASONAL TROPICS; SEED MASS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; TROPICAL FOREST; WATER LOSS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; MOISTURE; TROPICS;

SEED;

ARIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 77952920117     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP09210     Document Type: Article

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