African mustard (Brassica tournefortii) germination in southern Australia

Weed Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 891-897

  Chauhan, Bhagirath S ^a   Gill, Gurjeet ^a   Preston, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergence; Germination; Light; Osmotic potential; Salt stress; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIGHT EFFECT; PLANT; SEED BURIAL; SEEDLING EMERGENCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA TOURNEFORTII;

EID: 33845297295     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-06-053R.1     Document Type: Article

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