Seed germination responses of Periploca sepium Bunge, a dominant shrub in the Loess hilly regions of China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 504-508

  An, Y Y ^a,b,c   Liang, Z S ^a,b   Zhang, Y ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Hydration dehydration; Osmotic stress; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; HYDRATION; OSMOSIS; SHRUB; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

APOCYNACEAE; PERIPLOCA; PERIPLOCA SEPIUM;

EID: 79951774946     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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