Seed dormancy, nitrogen nutrition and shade acclimation of impatiens glandulifera: Implications for successful invasion of deciduous woodland

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-153

  Andrewsa, Mitchell ^a   Mauleb, Hamish G ^b   Hodgec, Simon ^c   Cherrilla, Andrew ^a   Raven, John A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Deciduous woodland; Impatiens glandulifera; Invasive species; Irradiance; Nitrate; Nitrogen nutrition; Seed dormancy; Shade acclimation

Indexed keywords

IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS GLANDULIFERA;

EID: 77958190201     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550870903186256     Document Type: Article

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