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Germination response to temperature, salinity, light and depth of sowing of ten tropical dune species
Author(s): M. L. Martinez, T. Valverde and P. Morenocasasola
Month: Dec
Year: 1992
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Oecologia
Volume: 92
Issue: 3
Pages: 343-353
Article Topic(s): Germination,Light,Stress
Research Setting(s): Coastal,Laboratory
Species Referenced: Andropogon glomeratus (Bushy bluestem),
Abstract
Describes germination responses of tropical dune species including Andropogon glomeratus. This species, along with other cosmopolitan grasses, tolerated both sand burial and salinity. No dormancy mechanisms were found.Suggested Citation
M. L. Martinez, T. Valverde and P. Morenocasasola. "Germination response to temperature, salinity, light and depth of sowing of ten tropical dune species." Oecologia 92.3 (1992): 343-353.Go back