Changes in germinability, dormancy and viability of Amaranthus retroflexus as affected by depth and duration of burial

Weed Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 345-354

  Omami, E N ^a,c   Haigh, A M ^a   Medd, R W ^b   Nicol, H I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Bukura Agriculture College   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Amaranthus retroflexus; Buried seeds; Dormancy cycles; Ethephon; Germination; Seed persistence

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; VIABILITY; WEED;

AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS;

EID: 0032698395     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1999.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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