Germination behaviour of dormant oilseed rape seeds in relation to temperature

Weed Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 419-431

  Pekrun, C ^a,c   Lutman, P J W ^b   Baeumer, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; OILSEED RAPE; TEMPERATURE;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 0031434601     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1997.d01-68.x     Document Type: Article

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