Seed softening, imbibition time, and seedling establishment in yellow serradella

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1011-1018

  Taylor, G B ^a   Revell, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burial; Hard seeds; Legume; Ornithopus compressus; Preconditioned seeds

Indexed keywords

IMBIBITION; LEGUME; SEEDLING; SOFTENING;

ORNITHOPUS COMPRESSUS;

EID: 0036380425     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR01201     Document Type: Article

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