Edaphic factors influence the longevity of seeds in the soil

Plant Ecology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-65

  Pakeman, Robin J ^a   Small, James L ^a   Torvell, Lynne ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Plant population dynamics; Seed persistence; Seed survival; Seedbank; Soil fertility; Soil pH

Indexed keywords

FIELD SURVEY; GERMINATION; LONGEVITY; PERSISTENCE; PH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; SEED; SEED BANK; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SURVIVAL;

EID: 83855165145     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-011-0006-0     Document Type: Article

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