Ecology and ecological genetics of seed dormancy in downy brome

Weed Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 241-247

  Allen, Phil S ^a   Meyer, Susan E ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Germination; Heritability; Modeling; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; GRASS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; POPULATION GENETICS; SEED DORMANCY;

NORTH AMERICA;

BROMUS TECTORUM;

EID: 0001602860     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/0043-1745(2002)050[0241:EAEGOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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