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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Blair, Graeme J.;
Hughes, R. M.;
Lovett, J. V.;
Causley, M. G. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy, New England University, Armidale, N.S.W. |
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| Title: | Temperature, seeding depth and fertilizer effects on germination and early seedling growth of Kikuyu grass |
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| Source: | Tropical Grasslands. Vol. 8, No. 3, 1974, p. 163-170. |
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| Publishing Information: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Tropical Grassland Society of Australia |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Pennisetum clandestinum; Temperatures; Germination; Seeding; Fertilizers
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| Geographic Terms: | Australia, New South Wales |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Controlled cabinet germination studies showed that the optimum temperature for germination of kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum seed was within the range 19-29º C. When germination rate was considered, the optimum temperature was 29º C. Exposure of imbibing seeds to a temperature of 44º C for periods in excess of 12 hours resulted in a lower germination index, but exposure of up to 48 hours had no significant effect on final germination. Under non-limiting moisture and temperature conditions emergence from 3 cm was significantly lower than from 0 cm and 0.5 cm. Kikuyu seedlings showed a marked response to both nitrogen and phosphorus. Under surface drying conditions surface sown seeds failed to germinate. There was no significant difference in emergence rates from depths ranging from 0.7 cm to 5.6 cm when seeds of the cultivar Whittet were used. The cultivar Breakwell differed in that emergence rates from depths of 2.8 cm and 5.6 cm were significantly lower than from depths less than 2.8 cm." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 27 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: KIKUYU |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Blair, G. J., R. M. Hughes, J. V. Lovett, and M. G. Causley. 1974. Temperature, seeding depth and fertilizer effects on germination and early seedling growth of Kikuyu grass. Tropical Grasslands. 8(3):p. 163-170. |
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