Effects of 'on-farm seed priming' on consecutive daily sowing occasions on the emergence and growth of maize in semi-arid Zimbabwe

Field Crops Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-57

  Murungu, F S ^a   Chiduza, C ^a   Nyamugafata, P ^a   Clark, L J ^b   Whalley, W R ^b   Finch Savage, W E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergence; Maize; Matric potential; On farm seed priming; Semi arid tropics; Soil physical conditions

Indexed keywords

CROPS; MOISTURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEED;

FLOWERS; GERMINATION;

AGRICULTURE;

CROP YIELD; EMERGENCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MAIZE; SEMIARID REGION; SOWING;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3242741208     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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