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Reproductive strategy of annual agrestals

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Biology and ecology of weeds

Part of the book series: Geobotany ((GEOB,volume 2))

Abstract

Agrestals are plant species adapted to stands with frequent soil disturbance. Annuals are therefore the prevailing life form. They are nearly exclusively reproduced by seeds*. The characteristics of seed production, germination biology, and so on, are therefore most important for the understanding of the biology of weeds and the most important features of a weed species for agriculturists. Rich literature therefore deals with our topic, which cannot be treated here in an exhaustive way. Please refer to supplementary literature, e.g. Salisbury (1942), King (1966), Anderson (1968), Barton (1962), Thurston (1960); much modern information can also be found in Harper (1977). In this book especially Chapters 1, 2, 7, 14, 23 and 31 offer information additional or marginal to our chapter. We have to presume that our readers are familiar with the general aspects of germination biology (see e.g. Heydecker 1972; Kozlowski 1972; Roberts 1972).

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Holzner, W., Hayashi, I., Glauninger, J. (1982). Reproductive strategy of annual agrestals. In: Holzner, W., Numata, M. (eds) Biology and ecology of weeds. Geobotany, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0916-3_10

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