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Seed Survival, Germination Ability, and Emergence of Jointed Goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

William W. Donald
William W. Donald*
Affiliation:
Cropping Systems and Water Quality Unit, Agric. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. Agric., and 244 Agric. Eng. Dep., Univ. Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
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Abstract

Seed survival of jointed goatgrass over 2 yr was related to cyclical seasonal changes in ability to germinate, field emergence, and seasonal precipitation and air temperature. The ability of seed to germinate was studied by incubating spikelets under constant, defined incubation conditions after retrieving samples from the field every 2 weeks over 2 yr. Less than 8% of jointed goatgrass seed that were initially set outdoors survived beyond 2 yr when left undisturbed on the soil surface or buried 5 cm deep. Periods of greatest seed loss coincided with periods of peak emergence in fall (late September and October). The ability of seed to germinate also peaked in fall and preceded the period of greatest field emergence and greatest decreases in seed survival.

Keywords

Jointed goatgrass, Aegilops cylindrica Host. # AEGCYDormancyphenologywinter wheatTriticum aestivumAEGCY
Type
Weed Biology and Ecology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , June 1991 , pp. 210 - 216
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 Weed Science Society of America 

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