Note on the Estimation of Viable Weed Seeds in Soil Samples
- 1 March 1973
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Weed Research
- Vol. 13 (1) , 110-113
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.1973.tb01251.x
Abstract
Techniques for estimating populations of viable weed seeds in soil can be grouped into those which involve sieving, flotation and subsequent viability determination, and those which rely on direct assessment of the seedlings arising from the soil samples (Kropáč, 1966). This germination technique, although undoubtedly useful, may be less efficient than extraction methods (Jensen, 1969) and has the disadvantage that the samples must be kept for a long period to ensure that germination of a high proportion of the seeds takes place. Experiments were made to examine some of the factors which might affect seed germination in soil samples placed in shallow dishes, and the results are summarized in this note.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Role of Light in the Germination of Naturally Occurring Populations of Buried Weed SeedsJournal of Experimental Botany, 1969
- Seed Dormancy and Field Emergence in Polygonum aviculareJournal of Applied Ecology, 1968
- Estimation of Weed Seeds in Arable SoilPedobiologia, 1966