Seed germination after short-duration light exposure: Implications for the photo-control of weeds

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1469-1478

  Milberg, Per ^a   Andersson, Lars ^a   Noronha, Angela ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

photon fluence; seed dormancy; tillage

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; LIGHT; PHOTO-CONTROL; WEED;

EID: 0030302623     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404785     Document Type: Article

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