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Comparative Germination Ecology of Two Endemic Rhaponticum Species (Asteraceae) in Different Climatic Zones of the Ligurian and Maritime Alps (Piedmont, Italy).
Comparative studies of seed germination of closely related taxa can help increase our understanding of the ecological limitations of cold-adapted plants and forecast how they might respond to global warming. No studies exist on the relationship between thermoclimatic belts that classify mountain life zones according to bioclimatic criteria and the... -
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Seed germination under osmotic stress across different wild populations of mountain rye (Secale strictum (C.Presl) C.Presl)).
Rossi, Graziano ; Guzzon, Filippo ; Bickler, Charlotte ; Cauzzi, Paolo ; Di Martino, Luciano …
Drought tolerance, Seed ecology, Secale strictum, Crop wild relatives, Seed germination, and Forage crop
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Book chapter
Climate change and plant regeneration from seeds in Mediterranean regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of light on Cereus repandus (Cactaceae) seed germination are strongly dependent on spectral quality.
In small seeds, light often promotes germination and longer-term exposure to darkness reduces light sensitivity. In cacti inhabiting harsh environments, a rapid response to light exposure is potentially advantageous for seedling establishment. We exposed dark-imbibed seeds of the cactus to doses of red (RED) light and far-red (FR) light. The...Yang, X-Y. ; Pritchard, Hugh W.
Seed traits, Cereus repandus, R–FR light reversibility, Dark-induced dormancy, Light dose, Neglected and underutilized species, and Seed germination
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Seed-coat thickness explains contrasting germination responses to smoke and heat in Leucadendron.
Fire stimulates the germination of most seeds in fire-prone vegetation. Fruits of (Proteaceae) are winged achenes or nutlets that correlate with their requirements for smoke and/or heat in promoting germination. We describe five possible smoke–heat dormancy-release/germination syndromes among plants, of which displays three (no response, smoke only, smoke and heat).... -
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Temporal patterns of seed germination in early spring-flowering temperate woodland geophytes are modified by warming.
Background and Aims Understorey species in temperate deciduous woodlands such as wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) and common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) have complex dormancy: seeds that are shed in late spring require warm summer temperatures for embryo elongation and dormancy alleviation, but then cooler temperatures for germination in autumn. As seasons...