Predicting variable-temperature response of non-dormant seeds from constant-temperature germination data

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-91

  Hardegree, Stuart P ^a,b   Van Vactor, Steven S ^a,b   Pierson, Frederick B ^a,b   Palmquist, Debra E ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Model; Rate; Seed

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GRASS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CALLISTEMON; ELYMUS; ELYMUS ELYMOIDES; ELYMUS LANCEOLATUS; LILIOPSIDA; POA; POA SANDBERGII; POA SECUNDA; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 0032918411     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003496     Document Type: Article

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