Deep simple morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of the basal taxad Cephalotaxus

Seed Science Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-226

  Yang, Chia Ju ^a   Chien, Ching Te ^b   Liao, Yue Ken ^a   Chen, Shun Ying ^b   Baskin, Jerry M ^c   Baskin, Carol C ^c,d   Kuo Huang, Ling Long ^e  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cephalotaxus; cold stratification; deep simple morphophysiological dormancy; gibberellins; seed germination; underdeveloped embryo; warm plus cold stratification

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOTAXACEAE; CEPHALOTAXUS; CEPHALOTAXUS WILSONIANA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CYCADOPHYTA; CYCADOPSIDA; GINKGO BILOBA; GYMNOSPERMAE;

EID: 80055069221     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258511000134     Document Type: Article

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