Parameters affecting germinability and seed bank dynamics in dimorphic achenes of Centaurea solstitialis in California

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 993-1007

  Joley, D B ^a   Maddox, D M ^b,c   Schoenig, S E ^a   Mackey, B E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Integrated Control Branch ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional dormancy; Light; Longevity; Phytochrome

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MOISTURE; SEED; SOILS;

GERMINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACHENE; GERMINATION; SEED BANK; WEED;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS;

EID: 0346421419     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-093     Document Type: Article

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