The effects of depth and fluctuating soil moisture on the emergence of eight annual and six perennial plant species

Weed Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 725-730

  Boyd, Nathan S ^a   Van Acker, Rene C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Germination; Microsite; Seedling emergence; Soil depth; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GERMINATION; SEED; SOIL MOISTURE; WEED CONTROL;

ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA; AVENA FATUA; BRASSICA; ECHINOCHLOA; ELYMUS REPENS; GALIUM APARINE; HORDEUM JUBATUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; RUMEX CRISPUS; SETARIA VIRIDIS; SONCHUS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; THLASPI ARVENSE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2342636900     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/P2002-111     Document Type: Article

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