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Ethylene and seed germination
Author(s) -
Hall M. A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1975.tb00511.x
Subject(s) - germination , biology , dormancy , ethylene , weed , seed dormancy , botany , phenomenology (philosophy) , agronomy , horticulture , biochemistry , catalysis , philosophy , epistemology
Ethylene can break dormancy in a wide range of common weed species. Investigations of the phenomenology of this response have shown that there is a pronounced interaction between ethylene, light and other factors. The implications of these findings will be discussed in relation to the possibility of controlling weed seed germination in cultivated areas.