Germination Characteristics of Range Legumes

Abstract

The germination of seeds of 19 legumes planted in range seeding exhibited considerable variability in initiation and total germination in relation to constant and alternating temperatures (0.5 to 30 C) and germination at 15 C and osmotic pressures of 0 to 16 bars. The rate of elongation of juvenile seedlings of most of the legumes was at a competitive disadvantage with weedy annual grasses.