Comparing estimates of seed viability in three foxtail (Setaria) species using the imbibed seed crush test with and without additional tetrazolium testing

Weed Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 518-522

  Borza, Jaclyn K ^a   Westerman, Paula R ^a   Liebman, Matt ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CR; Imbibed seed crush test; Tetrazolium test; TZ

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRASS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEED; TESTING METHOD; VIABILITY;

ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA FABERI; SETARIA VIRIDIS;

EID: 36448974567     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-06-110     Document Type: Article

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