A quantitative analysis of seed responses to cycle-doses of fluctuating temperatures in relation to dormancy: Development of a thermal time model for Polygonum aviculare L. seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-207

  Batlla, Diego ^a   Verges, Virginia ^a   Benech Arnold, Roberto Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Fluctuating temperatures; Germination; Polygonum aviculare; Stratification

Indexed keywords

POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM AVICULARE;

EID: 0041353569     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2003137     Document Type: Article

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