Effect of temperature and humidity on the longevity of Orobanche seeds

Weed Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-211

  Kebreab, E ^a   Murdoch, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humidity; Orobanche; Seed viability; Solarization; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LONGEVITY; MOISTURE; SEED; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEED;

OROBANCHE; OROBANCHE AEGYPTIACA; OROBANCHE CRENATA; OROBANCHE MINOR;

EID: 0032969132     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1999.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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