Water absorption and dormancy-breaking requirements of physically dormant seeds of Schizolobium parahyba (Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae)

Seed Science Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 169-176

  De Souza, Thaysi Ventura ^a   Voltolini, Caroline Heinig ^a   Santos, Marisa ^a   Silveira Paulilo, Maria Terezinha ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fabaceae; lens; physical dormancy; water uptake

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; FABACEAE; LENS (ANGIOSPERM); SCHIZOLOBIUM PARAHYBA;

EID: 84869060897     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258512000013     Document Type: Article

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