The effect of temperature on viability of imbibed weed seeds

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-134

  Thompson, A J ^a   Jones, N E ^a   Blair, A M ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arable weeds; Imbibed weed seeds; Seed viability; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARENA; ARENA FATUA; RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS;

EID: 0030956788     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1997.tb05788.x     Document Type: Article

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