Rapid burial has differential effects on germination and emergence of small- and large-seeded herbaceous plant species

Seed Science Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 189-200

  Burmeier, Sandra ^a   Donath, Tobias W ^a   Otte, Annette ^a   Eckstein, R Lutz ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

burial experiment; desiccation cracks; dormancy; seed bank; seed mass; seed mortality; soil depth inhibition

Indexed keywords

ARABIS; GALIUM; GALIUM WIRTGENII; INULA; INULA SALICINA; SANGUISORBA; SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS; SELINUM CARVIFOLIA;

EID: 77958459731     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258510000127     Document Type: Article

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