Horowitz, M., Weed Science Lab, US Dept of Agric, Agric Res Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
Taylorson, R.B., Weed Science Lab, US Dept of Agric, Agric Res Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.

Germination of imbibed (soft) seeds was not affected by 40oC imbibition for 30 h. At temperatures = or >43oC, an inverse relationship was seen between temperature and time of imbibition required to reduce germination by a given level. Seeds with low water content required longer exposures or higher temperatures to reduce germination.-from Authors