Timing of seed germination correlated with temperature-based environmental conditions during seed development in conifers

Seed Science Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-45

  Liu, Yang ^a   El Kassaby, Yousry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; germination manipulation; germination niche; interior and coastal conifer species; phenotypic plasticity; seed developmental environment; timing of seed germination

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PINUS CONTORTA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 84923547302     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258514000361     Document Type: Article

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