Germination techniques for common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) and Pennsylvania smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum)

Weed Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 530-534

  Hock, Shawn M ^a   Knezevic, Stevan Z ^a   Petersen, Chris L ^b   Eastin, John ^b   Martin, Alex R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Kamterter LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Potassium hydroxide; Scarification; Seeds; Stratification; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GERMINATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; SEED TREATMENT; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM PENSYLVANICUM;

EID: 33750332483     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-05-091R.1     Document Type: Review

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