Germination of the salt-tolerant grass Diplachne fusca, 1. Dormancy and temperature responses [potential fodder crop for saline soil reclamation]

Morgan, W.C. . Vegetable Research Station; Myers, B.A. . Inst. for Irrigation and Salinity Research

Germination of the salt-tolerant grass Diplachne fusca, 1. Dormancy and temperature responses [potential fodder crop for saline soil reclamation]

1989

Morgan, W.C. (Victorian Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Frankston (Australia). Vegetable Research Station) | Myers, B.A. (Victorian Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tatura (Australia). Inst. for Irrigation and Salinity Research)

Fresh seed was dormant, and resistant to scarification; reaction to air-dry storage indicated an after-ripening period of at least 1 year. Germination was inhibited below 18.5 deg.C, greatest at high temperatures, and more strongly correlated with night than with day temperatures. It is expected that in the field, in the Riverina of New South Wales and Victoria, germination would be limited to the summer months.

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