Effects of dormancy-breaking methods on germination of the water-impermeable seeds of Gleditsia caspica (Fabaceae) and seedling growth
Various treatments can be used to break physical dormancy (PY, i.e. water-impermeable seed coat) of legume species, but the effects of these treatments on seedling growth are of great importance in the success of afforestation projects. Our aims were to determine the effects of 20 PY-breaking treatm...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2019-12-01
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Series: | Folia Oecologica |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2019-0014 |