Seed dormancy and germination of a panel of new zealand plant species : carex trifida, corposma robusta, cyperus ustulatus, hebe stricta, muehlenbeckia australis, myrsine australis, phormium tenax and sophora prostrata : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of science at massey university... Seeds of Carex trifida, Coprosma robusta, Cyperus ustulatus, Hebe stricta, Leptospermum scoparium, Muehlenbeckia australis, Myrsine australis, Phormium tenax, Phormium 'Yellow Wave' and Sophora prostrata were assessed for germination rates, percentage germination, dormancy and the effects that temperature has on germination....
Cunninghamia: a journal of plant ecology for eastern australia © 2009 botanic gardens trust www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/science/scientific_publications/cunninghamia short communication phormium tenax (new zealand flax) — norfolk island native?Abstract: Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax) was one of the first plants found on Norfolk Island by Cook’s expedition in 1774, and its potential value to the British navy was considered ...
Poly(lactic acid)/phormium tenax composites: morphology and thermo-mechanical behaviour, polymComposites of Phormium tenax fibres in a poly(lactic acid) matrix with fibres content of up to 40 wt.%,...
Biodegradation of phormium tenax/poly(lactic acid) compositesABSTRACT: The disintegration patterns of composites produced by a melt compounding process using 0, 20, 30, and 40 wt % of Phormium tenax fibers in poly(lactic acid) (PLA) matrix were studied for a period of 40 days in com-posting conditions....
