Abstract Background and Aims Climate warming has major impacts on seed germination of
several alpine species, hence on their regeneration capacity. Most studies have investigated …

Seed dormancy and germination characteristics may vary within species in response to
several factors. Knowledge of such variation is crucial to understand plant evolution and …

The aim of this work was to examine whether seed ecophysiological traits in three closely
related C rocus species were associated with ecological niche differentiation and species …

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 …

Lonicera insularis Nakai is endemic plant predominantly distributed along the coastlines of
Ulleung-do and Dok-do in South Korea, and is significant for medicinal and ornamental …

Aims The physiological responses during dormancy removal and multi-phasic germination
were investigated in seeds of Paeonia corsica (Paeoniaceae). Methods Seeds of P. corsica …

Background and aims Seeds from many Aizoaceae species are characterized by their ability
to survive extremely high temperatures. In addition, physiological seed dormancy has been …

Threshold‐based thermal time models provide insight into the physiological switch from the
dormant to the non‐dormant germinating seed. This approach was used to quantify 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 …

Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis Blume) is a widespread tree species with high
economic and ecological values. Chinese cork oak exhibits epicotyl dormancy, causing …