Survival of annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaud.) seed in a Mediterranean type environment. II.* Effects of short-term burial on persistence of viable seed

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 93-101

  Gramshaw, D ^a,b   Stern, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

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EID: 84971062433     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9770093     Document Type: Article

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