To germinate or not to germinate: More than just a question of dormancy

Seed Science Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 209-211

  Thompson, Ken ^a   Ooi, Mark K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dormancy; germination; light; nitrate; restoration; smoke; temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952900705     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258510000267     Document Type: Review

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