Variation in seed softening patterns and impact of seed production environment on hardseededness in early-maturing genotypes of subterranean clover

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-74

  Norman, H C ^a,b   Smith, F P ^a,b   Nichols, P G H ^b,c   Si, P ^b   Galwey, N W ^b,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d New House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Fluctuating temperature cabinet; Pasture legumes; Persistence; Seedbank ecology; Trifolium subterraneum

Indexed keywords

GENOTYPE; LEGUME; PASTURE; PERSISTENCE; SEED PRODUCTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 31744449408     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR05116     Document Type: Article

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