Acorn germination and seedling survival of Q. variabilis: Effects of cotyledon excision

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 711-711

  Hou, Xiaogai ^a   Yi, Xianfeng ^a,b   Yang, Yueqin ^a   Liu, Wenjing ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Acorn damage; Cotyledon excision; Germination rate; Q. variabilis; Seedling survival

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; EVERGREEN TREE; GERMINATION; INFECTIVITY; PEST DAMAGE; PEST SPECIES; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL; VIABILITY;

HEXAPODA; QUERCUS VARIABILIS;

EID: 77957745065     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2010036     Document Type: Article

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