Effects of depth and time of sowing and over-wintering on tropical perennial grass seedling emergence in northern New South Wales

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 954-962

  Lodge, G M ^a   Harden, S ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Seed loss; Seed quality; Seed weight.

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; FLOWER; GERMINATION; GRASS; OVERWINTERING; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED BURIAL; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURFACE; SOWING DATE; TROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL SOIL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

BOTHRIOCHLOA BLADHII; CHLORIS GAYANA; DICHANTHIUM ARISTATUM; DIGITARIA (ANGIOSPERM); DIGITARIA ERIANTHA; PANICUM COLORATUM; POA; POACEAE;

EID: 70349421151     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP09088     Document Type: Article

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