Seed dormancy in alpine species

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 206, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 845-856

  Schwienbacher, Erich ^a   Navarro Cano, Jose Antonio ^a   Neuner, Gilbert ^a   Erschbamer, Brigitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cold dry seed storage; Cold wet seed storage; Dormancy classification; Embryo morphology; Light response; Scarification

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; GERMINATION; LIGHT EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SCARIFICATION; SEED DORMANCY;

EID: 80053444326     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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