Weed seed germination after short-term light exposure: Germination rate, photon fluence response and interaction with nitrate

Weed Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 157-164

  Milberg, P ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERASTIUM FONTANUM; DESCURAINIA SOPHIA; RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS; SIGMOIDEA; SILENE NOCTIFLORA; THLASPI; THLASPI ARVENSE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; POLYGONACEAE;

GERMINATION RATE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NITRATE; PHOTO CONTROL; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 0030613214     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1997.d01-16.x     Document Type: Article

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