Emergence of six tropical grasses from seed after flooding

Abstract

In pot trials, emergence of six tropical grasses from seed after flooding for 0, 10, 20, 30 or 40 days was investigated. Seedling emergence did not occur until flooding ceased and took longer in flooded treatments than in the control. Cenchrus ciliaris, Panicum coloratum var. makarikariense, Chloris gayana, Urochloa mosambicensis, Panicum maximum and Panicum maximum var. trichoglume.