Effect of Light, Temperature, and Flooding on Seed Germination of the Neotropical Panicum laxum Sw.
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Biotropica
- Vol. 9 (3) , 191-194
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2387880
Abstract
The neotropical grass P. laxum Sw., now colonizing tropical grass-herb swamps in West Africa, shows seed germination characteristics of weedy species. These characteristics include dark inhibition, rapid germination, high germination rate and a high intraspecific variation in germination potential in the light. P. laxum also exhibits enhanced seed germination under flooded conditions and at low radiant energy flux, hence its success in competing with indigenous swamp species.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: