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The Metabolism of Nut Grass (Cyperus rotundus L.) I. The Influence of Various Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Levels Upon Germination and Respiration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

R. D. Palmer  and
W. K. Porter Jr.
R. D. Palmer
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
W. K. Porter Jr.
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Because nut grass is a weed problem, there is need for knowledge of the factors affecting the sprouting of tubers following conditions in which they are dormant. Similarly an understanding of the mechanisms involved in the control of dormancy along with information on the metabolism of tubers at different stages of growth is needed. The purpose of this series of studies was to obtain information on some of those problems. The purpose of the present study was to determine the response of nut grass to several oxygen levels as measured by germination habits and respiration of tubers.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , October 1959 , pp. 481 - 489
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Copyright © 1959 Weed Science Society of America 

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