Sheep rumen digestion and transmission of weedy Malva parviflora seeds

The effect of sheep digestion and mastication on Malva parviflora seed transmission, viability and germination was investigated. Mature M. parviflora seeds were subjected to two seed treatments; ‘scarified’, where the hard seed coat was manually nicked allowing imbibition, and ‘unscarified’, where t...

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Main Authors: Michael, Pippa, Steadman, K., Plummer, J., Vercoe, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2006
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10437