The association between seed size and seed longevity among maternal families in Ambrosia trifida L. populations

Seed Science Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 201-211

  Schutte, Brian J ^a,b   Regnier, Emilie E ^a   Harrison, S Kent ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Invasive Weeds Management Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambrosia trifida; Asteraceae; Phenotypic variation; Seed size; Seed bank persistence; Seedling emergence timing

Indexed keywords

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA TRIFIDA; ASTERACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 54949108975     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258508082974     Document Type: Article

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