Germination of fresh seed of thirty Cenchrus ciliaris ecotypes as influenced by seed treatment.

Abstract

Germination tests were carried out with fresh seed of 30 ecotypes of Cenchrus ciliaris produced under uniform conditions. Untreated seeds were compared with washed and shelled seeds. Illustrates with a graphLanguage: English

Keywords: Buffel grass; Caryopsis; Cenchrus ciliaris; Dormancy; Ecotypes; Germination; Inhibitors; associations; seeds; treatment; south africa