Effect of the environment in which seeds are grown and softened on the incidence of autumn seed softening in two species of annual medics

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 141-159

  Taylor, G B ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental conditions; Latent soft seeds; Soft seeds

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEDIC; AUTUMN; SEED SOFTENING;

FABACEAE; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATA;

EID: 0029661768     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9960141     Document Type: Article

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