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Germination Techniques for Common Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) and Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Shawn M. Hock ,
Stevan Z. Knezevic ,
Chris L. Petersen ,
John Eastin  and
Alex R. Martin
Shawn M. Hock
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583
Stevan Z. Knezevic*
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska, Concord, NE 68728
Chris L. Petersen
Affiliation:
1025 North 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503
John Eastin
Affiliation:
1025 North 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503
Alex R. Martin
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: sknezevic2@unl.edu
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Abstract

A laboratory bioassay was conducted to describe the effects of cold stratification and solid matrix priming (SMP®) on the germination response of common lambsquarters and Pennsylvania smartweed seeds. Treating seeds of common lambsquarters with a combination of cold stratification and SMP resulted in 78% germination compared with 13% in control seeds. Analogous treatments of Pennsylvania smartweed seeds resulted in 22% germination compared with 1% for control. Improved germination of common lambsquarters and Pennsylvania smartweed seeds suggested that the combination of cold stratification and SMP treatments have potential for improving seed germination in other weed species that exhibit high levels of seed dormancy.

Keywords

Common lambsquarters, Chenopodium album L. # CHEALPennsylvania smartweed, Polygonum pensylvanicum L. # POLPYSeedsscarificationstratificationsulfuric acidpotassium hydroxideH2SO4, sulfuric acidKOH, potassium hydroxideSMP, solid matrix priming
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Teaching/Education
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , June 2006 , pp. 530 - 534
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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