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Germination of Velvetleaf

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

J. A. Mulliken  and
C. A. Kust
J. A. Mulliken
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin; Department of Biology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
C. A. Kust
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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Abstract

Imbibition of pretreated velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medic.) seed was most rapid when the chalazal region was wetted, but submergence of the chalaza in water delayed seed germination. Respiratory measurements indicated that the seed coat did not inhibit gas exchange under our experimental conditions. Effects of 2,4-dinitrophenol on germination indicated that radicle emergence and radicle growth were distinct processes, and that radicle emergence was more sensitive to low concentrations of the uncoupler.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 18 , Issue 5 , September 1970 , pp. 561 - 564
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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