Role of the pigmented seed coat of proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) in imbibition, germination and seed persistence

Seed Science Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-25

  Khan, Mumtaz ^a   Cavers, Paul B ^b   Kane, Marguerite ^b   Thompson, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

germination; imbibition; proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.); seed bank; seed coat; seed persistence; weed

Indexed keywords

PANICUM MILIACEUM;

EID: 0030934995     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003329     Document Type: Article

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