Germination and soil seed bank traits of Podocarpus angustifolius (Podocarpaceae): An endemic tree species from Cuban rain forests

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1061-1069

  Ferrandis, Pablo ^a   Bonilla, Marta ^b   Osorio, Licet del Carmen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PINAR DEL RÍO   (Cuba)

^c Estación Territorial de Protección de Plantas   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Endangered plant species; Morphophysiological seed dormancy; Persistent soil seed bank; Pregerminative treatment; Recalcitrant seeds

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; CONIFER; CUBA; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SOIL; TREE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CUBA; GERMINATION; RAIN; SEEDS; SOIL; TREES;

PODOCARPACEAE; PODOCARPUS;

EID: 79959242389     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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