Co-adaptation of seed dormancy and flowering time in the arable weed Capsella bursa-pastoris (shepherds purse)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 481-489

  Toorop, Peter E ^a   Campos Cuerva, Rafael ^a   Begg, Graham S ^b   Locardi, Bruna ^a   Squire, Geoff R ^b   Iannetta, Pietro P M ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capsella bursa pastoris; Co adaptation; flowering time; light; mucilage; myxospermy; nitrate; primary dormancy; secondary dormancy; seed heteromorphism; seedbank; shepherds purse; weed

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; CARBON; COEXISTENCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FITNESS; FLOWERING; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUCILAGE; NITROGEN; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED DORMANCY; WEED;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CAPSELLA; FLOWER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT SEED; SEED DORMANCY; WEED;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CAPSELLA; FLOWERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; PLANT WEEDS; SEED DORMANCY; SEEDS;

CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS; HETEROMORPHA;

EID: 84856725427     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr301     Document Type: Article

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