Seed persistence in the field may be predicted by laboratory-controlled aging

Weed Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 523-528

  Long, Rowena L ^a,b   Panetta, F Dane ^b,c   Steadman, Kathryn J ^a   Probert, Robin ^d   Bekker, Renée M ^e   Brooks, Simon ^b,f   Adkins, Steve W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f Tropical Weeds Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Controlled aging test; Seed longevity; Weed eradication

Indexed keywords

AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; PERSISTENCE; SEED BANK; WEED CONTROL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 47949132991     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-07-189.1     Document Type: Article

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