Effect of depth of burial on seed germination and seedling emergence of barley grass (Hordeum murinumL.)
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Experimental Agriculture
- Vol. 3 (1) , 77-80
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03015521.1975.10425777
Abstract
Seeds of barley grass (Hordeum murinum L.) were sown on, and up to 100 mm below, the soil surface. Seedling emergence was slower from seed sown on the surface than from seed sown just below the surface. Emergence was equally good from seed sown just beneath the surface and from that sown 25 mm deep. Greater depths of sowing caused a progressive decline in successful seedling emergence. The proportion of seeds germinating was equal at all depths, but neither coleoptile nor leaves reached the surface from deeply sown seed.Keywords
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