The incidence, field performance and heritability of non-dormant seeds in white clover (Trifolium repens L.)

Seed Science Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-177

  D'Hondt, Bram ^a   Brys, Rein ^a,b   Hoffmann, Maurice ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

clonal repeatability; Fabaceae; genotype by environment; germination; hardseededness; softseededness; water impermeability

Indexed keywords

FABACEAE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 77958486218     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258510000152     Document Type: Article

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