Germination ecology of spiny (amaranthus spinosus) and slender amaranth (a. viridis): Troublesome weeds of direct-seeded rice

Weed Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-385

  Chauhan, Bhagirath S ^a   Johnson, David E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Emergence; Germination; Keywords: Burial depth; Light; Residue; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; RICE; SALINITY; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; WATER STRESS; WEED;

ASIA; EURASIA;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS;

EID: 68849122209     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-08-179.1     Document Type: Article

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