This review provides a revised and expanded word-formula system of whole-seed primary
dormancy classification that integrates the scheme of Nikolaeva with that of Baskin and …

Background Plant seeds have many traits that influence ecological functions, ex situ
conservation, restoration success and their sustainable use. Several seed traits are known …

From 50 to 90% of wild plant species worldwide produce seeds that are dormant upon
maturity, with specific dormancy traits driven by species' occurrence geography, growth form …

Assumptions about the germination ecology of alpine plants are presently based on
individual species and local studies. A current challenge is to synthesise, at the global level …

Background and Aims Despite the considerable number of studies on the impacts of climate
change on alpine plants, there have been few attempts to investigate its effect on …

Global warming is occurring more rapidly above the treeline than at lower elevations and
alpine areas are predicted to experience above average warming in the future. Temperature …

Seed germination strategies vary dramatically among species but relatively little is known
about how germination traits correlate with other elements of plant strategy systems …

Light conditions provide important information about the best time and place for seedling
establishment. Photoinhibition of seed germination (PISG), defined as the partial or …

Primula beesiana Forr. is an attractive wildflower endemically distributed in the wet habitats
of subalpine/alpine regions of southwestern China. This study is an attempt to understand …

In temperate-zone mountains, summer frosts usually occur during unpredictable cold spells
with snow-falls. Earlier studies have shown that vegetative aboveground organs of most …