The twentieth century witnessed deterioration of biodiversity and loss of natural habitats of
many plant species. However, it was also an era of significant progress in tissue culture …

Background Although the effect of cold stratification on seed dormancy release has been
extensively studied for many species, knowledge of the role of stratifying temperature, soil …

Due to increasing human pressures, there is a need to understand how environmental and
anthropogenic disturbances could affect the conservation status of endangered plant …

Each taxon is characterized by a temperature range over which seed germination is
possible and this may vary in space and time in relation to climate and ecological conditions …

Background and aims Seed dormancy-break via cold stratification is of fundamental
importance for plant adaptation to environmental conditions and response to climate change …

Abstract The Sardinian Germplasm Bank (BG-SAR) is a facility of the Hortus Botanicus
Karalitanus (HBK), which belongs to the University of Cagliari (Italy). Its main objective is the …

This study investigated the kind of seed dormancy and seed germination of Gentiana triflora
var. japonica (Kusn.) H. Hara for developing a seed propagation method. The seeds were …

Within-species variation is a key component of biodiversity and linking it to climatic gradients
may significantly improve our understanding of ecological processes. High variability can be …

Endemic medicinal plants deserve immediate research priorities as they typically show a
limited distribution range, represent few and fragmented populations in the wild and are …

This study aimed to determine the type of seed dormancy and to identify a suitable method
of dormancy-breaking for an efficient seed viability test of Lysimachia coreana Nakai. To …