Stratification in switchgrass seeds is reversed and hastened by drying

Crop Science

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1546-1551

  Shen, Zheng Xing ^a   Parrish, David J ^a   Wolf, Dale D ^a   Welbaum, Gregory E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DESICCATION; DRYING; GERMINATION; HYDRATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONCEPTS; RIPENING; SEED; SEED DORMANCY; SEED STRATIFICATION;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0034813835     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2001.4151546x     Document Type: Article

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