SEED CHARACTERS OF GRAMINECIOUS WEEDS IN DAMIETTA, NILE DELTA
Khedr, A., El-Demerdash, M., El-Hinawy, A., El-Barogy, R. (2011). SEED CHARACTERS OF GRAMINECIOUS WEEDS IN DAMIETTA, NILE DELTA. EKB Journal Management System, 2(12), 1919-1930. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2011.85793
A. A. Khedr; M. A. El-Demerdash; A. El-Hinawy; Reham F. El-Barogy. "SEED CHARACTERS OF GRAMINECIOUS WEEDS IN DAMIETTA, NILE DELTA". EKB Journal Management System, 2, 12, 2011, 1919-1930. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2011.85793
Khedr, A., El-Demerdash, M., El-Hinawy, A., El-Barogy, R. (2011). 'SEED CHARACTERS OF GRAMINECIOUS WEEDS IN DAMIETTA, NILE DELTA', EKB Journal Management System, 2(12), pp. 1919-1930. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2011.85793
Khedr, A., El-Demerdash, M., El-Hinawy, A., El-Barogy, R. SEED CHARACTERS OF GRAMINECIOUS WEEDS IN DAMIETTA, NILE DELTA. EKB Journal Management System, 2011; 2(12): 1919-1930. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2011.85793

SEED CHARACTERS OF GRAMINECIOUS WEEDS IN DAMIETTA, NILE DELTA

Journal of Plant Production
Article 25, Volume 2, Issue 12, December 2011, Page 1919-1930  XML PDF (559.96 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2011.85793
View on SCiNiTO View on SCiNiTO
Authors
A. A. Khedr1; M. A. El-Demerdash2; A. El-Hinawy3; Reham F. El-Barogy4
1Botany Dept., Fac. Sci. Damietta ),Mans. Univ.
2Botany Dept., Fac. Sci. Mansoura),Mans. Univ.
3Desert Research Center, Mataria, Cairo
4Botany Dept., Fac. Sci. Damietta ,Mans. Univ.
Abstract
Seed characters of 29 plant species belonging to 27 genera of the family poaceae in Damietta district were studied. Qualitative traits such as seed dispersal, seed shape, seed outline and seed texture have been examined. Also, quantitative traits had been measured such as seed mass, seed width and seed length using vernier caliper in mm. Seeds of 15 species were germinated without special pre-treatments, 14 species germinated with special pre-treatments such as KNO3, boiling water & H2SO4. Results indicated that small seeded species were generally wind dispersed and more widely distributed. The relationships between seed mass, dispersal mode and plant distribution in different habitats were significant. The findings of this study support the strategy for control of weeds by understanding seed characters of graminecious weeds in the study area.
Keywords
dispersal mode; grasses; seed germination; seed mass; weed distribution
Statistics
Article View: 100
PDF Download: 267