Effects of after-harvest period and environmental factors on seed dormancy of Amaranthus species

Weed Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 327-334

  Cristaudo, A ^a   Gresta, F ^a   Luciani, F ^a   Restuccia, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

After ripening; Amaranthus; Dormancy; Light; Seed germination; Temperature

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; HARVESTING; LIGHT; RIPENING; SEED DORMANCY; TEMPERATURE;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS ALBUS; AMARANTHUS BLITOIDES; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; AMARANTHUS DEFLEXUS; AMARANTHUS GRAECIZANS; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS;

EID: 34447297272     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2007.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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