Afterripening requirements and optimal germination temperatures for Nuttall's alkaligrass (Puccinellia nuttalliana) and weeping alkaligrass (Puccinellia distans)

Weed Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-40

  Tarasoff, Catherine S ^a   Ball, Daniel A ^b   Mallory Smith, Carol A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afterripening; Dormancy; Germination; Halophytes

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; RIPENING; SEED DORMANCY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEED;

GRANDE RONDE VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

POA; POA PRATENSIS; PUCCINELLIA; PUCCINELLIA DISTANS; PUCCINELLIA NUTTALLIANA;

EID: 33846817020     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-06-050.1     Document Type: Article

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