Spore germination of eight homosporous ferns in a temperature gradient

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 112-117

  Juarez Orozco S ^a   Orozco Segovia, A ^b   Mendoza Ruiz, A ^c   Perez Garcia B ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Argyrochosma; Blechnum; Dennstaedtia; Hemionitis; Plagiogyria; Polystichum; Secondary dormancy; Thelypteris

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FERN; GERMINATION; INHIBITION; SEED DORMANCY; SPORE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 84878096109     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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