The role of fluctuations in soil water content on the regulation of dormancy changes in buried seeds of Polygonum aviculare L.

Seed Science Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-59

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

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Buried seeds; Dormancy; Germination; Polygonum aviculare; Soil water content; Soil water content fluctuations; Weeds

Indexed keywords

POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM AVICULARE;

EID: 33644756913     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2005234     Document Type: Article

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