Physical and chemical factors associated with the reduction or delay of seed germination and seedling emergence of bull thistle, Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. under leaf litter

Ecoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 518-525

  Downs, Michael P ^a   Cavers, Paul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bull thistle; Cirsium vulgare; Induced dormancy; Intermittent germination; Leaf litter; Seedling emergence

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL; GERMINATION; LEAF LITTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEED DORMANCY; SEEDLING EMERGENCE;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM VULGARE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; JUGLANS; JUGLANS NIGRA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0036923940     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2002.11682739     Document Type: Article

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