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 …

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 …

Seed scientists and other plant biologists are interested in the measurement of germination
because seeds from different individuals, populations, seed lots and treatments can differ in …

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

The ability of seeds to regenerate from soil seed banks has long been recognized as a key
survival strategy for plants establishing new niches in highly variable climates of alpine …

Functional plant traits are used in ecology to explain population dynamics in time and space.
However, because the germination niche is an essential stage in alpine plant life cycles and …

Insufficient investigation of seed germination studies of threatened plant species creates
practical obstacles to their conservation efforts. Here, we investigate the seed germination of …

This study investigates the germination requirements of 12 plant species native to the Argyle
region of the east Kimberley, a biodiverse monsoonal tropical region characterized by high …

Abstract Background and Aims Seed persistence in soil depends on environmental factors
that affect seed dormancy and germination, such as temperature and water availability. In …