Soil moisture conditions affect the sensitivity of bromus catharticus dormant seeds to light and the emergence pattern of seedlings

Seed Science Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-89

  Mollard, Federico P O ^a   Insausti, Pedro ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bromus catharticus; Germination; Grasslands; Light; Red:far red ratio; Seed dormancy; Soil water availability

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS CATHARTICUS;

EID: 68349129938     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258509301087     Document Type: Article

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