Moss is a key nurse plant for reintroduction of the endangered herb, Primulina tabacum Hance

Plant Ecology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 313-320

  Ren, Hai ^a   Ma, Guohua ^a   Zhang, Qianmei ^a   Guo, Qinfeng ^b   Wang, Jun ^a   Wang, Zhengfeng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Moss; Nurse plant; Primulina tabacum; Reintroduction; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

CAVE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HERB; KARST; MOSS; NURSE PLANT; RARE SPECIES; REINTRODUCTION; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; TRANSPLANTATION; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

CHINA;

BRYOPHYTA; GYMNOSTOMIELLA; PRIMULINA TABACUM;

EID: 77954244465     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9754-5     Document Type: Article

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