Smoke and heat: Influence on seedling emergence from the germinable soil seed bank of mesic grassland in South Africa

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-127

  Ghebrehiwot, H M ^a   Kulkarni, M G ^a   Kirkman, K P ^a   van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomass; Fire associated cues; Growth indicators; Restoration; Seedling growth; Themeda triandra Forssk

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CENTELLA ASIATICA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POACEAE; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 84856765133     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-011-9635-5     Document Type: Article

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