Ecotypic variation of summer dormancy relaxation associated with rainfall gradient in the geophytic grass Poa bulbosa

Annals of Botany

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 617-625

  Ofir, Micha ^a   Kigel, Jaime ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ecotypic variation; Geophytic grass; Poa bulbosa; Rainfall gradient; Summer dormancy relaxation

Indexed keywords

POA BULBOSA;

RAIN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; GERMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POA; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIODIVERSITY; GERMINATION; POA; RAIN; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953930295     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq016     Document Type: Article

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