Annual bluegrass (Poa annua) populations exhibit variation in germination response to temperature, photoperiod, and fenarimol

Weed Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-52

  McElroy, J Scott ^a   Walker, Robert H ^a   Wehtje, Glenn R ^a   Van Santen, Edzard ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotype; Ecotypic variation; Germination

Indexed keywords

ECOTYPE; FUNGICIDE; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HERBICIDE; PHOTOPERIOD; SEED COLLECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEED;

POA; POA ANNUA;

EID: 33747794117     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/P2002-090     Document Type: Article

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