Role of endogenous hormones, glumes, endosperm and temperature on germination of Leymus chinensis (Poaceae) seeds during development

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-277

  Ma, Hongyuan ^a,b   Liang, Zhengwei ^a,b   Wu, Haitao ^a   Huang, Lihua ^a,b   Wang, Zhichun ^a,b  

^a NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^b Da'an Sodic Land Experiment Station   (China)

Author keywords

anthesis; endogenous hormones; germination; Leymus chinensis; seed; temperature

Indexed keywords

LEYMUS CHINENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 78149379964     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtp035     Document Type: Article

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