Maximising the use of native seeds in restoration projects.

Plant Biol (Stuttg)

Department of Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology, Wellcome Trust Millennium Building Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex, UK.

Published: May 2019

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