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Resistance of Seedlings to Frost Heaving Injury 1
Author(s) -
Kinbacher E. J.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1956.00021962004800040006x
Subject(s) - sowing , agronomy , perennial plant , frost (temperature) , resistance (ecology) , biology , lolium perenne , geography , meteorology
Synopsis Stem and leaf breakage were the major types of injury from frost heaving to 14‐day old seedlings of Hardinggrass, Perennial ryegrass, and 2 winter wheats. The lower the injury on the plant, the less the chance for survival. Ryegrass was more resistant than Hardinggrass at plant lifts less than 10 mm. Wheats were more resistant than the grasses. Depth of planting adversely affected grass seedlings at a greater degree than with wheat, but shallower planting caused greater root injury than deep planting in both grasses and wheats.