Development of a hydrothermal time model that accurately characterises how thermoinhibition regulates seed germination

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 870-876

  Watt, M S ^a   Bloomberg, M ^b   Finch Savage, W E ^c  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal; Supra optimal; Weibull

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DATA SET; GERMINATION; INHIBITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

GERMINATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEEDS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79953323730     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02292.x     Document Type: Article

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