Temperature and moisture status affect afterripening of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) seeds

Weed Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-243

  Foley, Michael E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Dormancy; Germination; Weed

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; HERB; MOISTURE CONTENT; RIPENING; SEED DORMANCY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEED;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA;

EID: 41149107538     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-07-155.1     Document Type: Article

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