Seed priming of winter annual cover crops improves germination and emergence

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1506-1510

  Snapp, Sieglinde ^a   Price, Richard ^a   Morton, Maureen ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; DEWATERING; FORESTRY; SEED; SOIL CONSERVATION;

BRASSICA JUNCEA L.; CONTROLLED HYDRATION; COVER CROPS; HAIRY VETCH; LOGISTIC FUNCTIONS; LOLIUM PERENNE; PERENNIAL RYE GRASS; ROW CROP; SECALE CEREALE; SEED PRIMING; SEED SIZE; VICIA VILLOSA;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; LOLIUM PERENNE; SECALE CEREALE; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 53149110838     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0045N     Document Type: Article

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