Seasonal changes in germination and dormancy of buried seeds of endemic Brazilian Eriocaulaceae

Seed Science Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 113-117

  Garcia, Queila S ^a   Oliveira, Patrícia G ^a   Duarte, Daniela M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

annual dormancy cycle; campos rupestres; Comanthera; secondary dormancy; seed longevity; soil seed bank; Syngonanthus

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ERIOCAULACEAE; SYNGONANTHUS;

EID: 84900429389     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258514000038     Document Type: Article

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