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Seed Self-Burial, Germination, and Seedling Survival for a Species with Hygroscopic Awns (Illinois)

Brenda Molano-Flores, Clark A. Danderson and Kirtan Patel
Ecological Restoration, June 2010, 28 (2) 126-129; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.28.2.126
Brenda Molano-Flores
Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 South Oak St, Champaign, IL 61820,
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Clark A. Danderson
University of Illinois, Dept of Plant Biology, 265 Morrill Hall, 505 South Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
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Kirtan Patel
University of Illinois, School of Integrative Biology, 286 Morrill Hall, 505 South Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
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Ecological Restoration Jun 2010, 28 (2) 126-129; DOI: 10.3368/er.28.2.126

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Brenda Molano-Flores, Clark A. Danderson, Kirtan Patel
Ecological Restoration Jun 2010, 28 (2) 126-129; DOI: 10.3368/er.28.2.126
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