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Factors which affect the Germination of Seeds of Six Common East African Weeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

Peter A. Huxley
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University College, Uganda
Alexander Turk
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University College, Uganda

Summary

Internal and external factors affecting the germination of seeds of six common East African weeds were studied by sowing the seeds in each of 13 different treatments chosen to provide a wide range of different germination environments. The results indicate how germination is regulated in each of these species and provide the basic information necessary for further field studies.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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