Seed germination and conservation of endemic, rare, and threatened aromatic plants of Cyprus

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 251-261

  Kadis, Costas ^a   Kounnamas, Constantinos ^a   Georghiou, Kyriacos ^b  

^a FREDERICK UNIVERSITY   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

aromatic plants; Cyprus; endemic plants; plant conservation; seed germination

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COOL WATER; DATA SET; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GERMINATION; HERB; LOW TEMPERATURE; NITRATE; RARE SPECIES; SEED; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CYPRIA; LAMIACEAE; MICROMERIA; NEPETA; SALVIA; SIDERITIS; TEUCRIUM; TEUCRIUM DIVARICATUM;

EID: 79961192230     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJPS.58.3-4.251     Document Type: Article

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