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Germination Characteristics of Cheese‐weed ( Malva parviflora L.) Seeds
Author(s) -
Sumner D. C.,
Cobb Rodney D.
Publication year - 1967
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/agronj1967.00021962005900020029x
Subject(s) - germination , weed , biology , agronomy , weed control , crop , cover crop , horticulture
Cheese‐weed ( Malva parviflora L.), best known as a weed, has value as a cover crop. The seeds possess mechanisms which delay germination and thus insure establishment over many years. This creates difficulties in testing germination or in establishing crop stands. The seed coat initially is impermeable to water. Permeability alone does not insure germination, which is under additional control, possibly by endogenous inhibiting substances.