Intraspecific variation in seed characteristics of Powell amaranth (Amaranthus powellii) from habitats with contrasting crop rotation histories

Weed Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 218-226

  Brainard, Daniel C ^a   DiTommaso, Antonio ^a   Mohler, Charles L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotype; Emergence; Germination; Intraspecific variation; Microevolution; Seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; ECOTYPE; EVOLUTION; GERMINATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED DORMANCY; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; WEED;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS POWELLII; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34249914258     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-06-134.1     Document Type: Article

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