Growth regulators and chemicals stimulate germination of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) seeds

Weed Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 516-522

  Foley, Michael E ^b   Chao, Wun S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dormancy; Dormancy breaking; Germination; Gibberellic acid; Hormones; Weed

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; GERMINATION; GROWTH REGULATOR; HORMONE; IMBIBITION; INHIBITION; NITRATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEED;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA;

EID: 47949091460     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-07-179.1     Document Type: Article

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