Effects of site of origin, time of seed maturation, and seed age on germination behavior of Portulaca oleracea from the Old and New Worlds

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-287

  El Keblawy, Ali ^a   Al Ansari, Fatima ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Geographical regions; Germination; Germination rate; Portulaca oleracea; Seed age; Site of origin; Time of seed maturation

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DORMANCY; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENT; GERMINATION; MATURATION; SEASONALITY; SEED DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

AGE AT MATURITY; GERMINATION; MATURATION; SEED; SITE EFFECT;

AL-AIN; CANADA; EGYPT; SOUTHERN ONTARIO; TANTA; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACA OLERACEAE; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 0034042007     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-78-3-279     Document Type: Article

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