Seasonal changes in germination responses of buried seeds of Portulaca smallii

J. M. Baskin, C. C. Baskin, J. F. McCormick

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Abstract

Nondormant seeds required light and a temperature regime ↔15/6oC to germinate. After seeds lost their initial dormancy, they retained the capacity to germinate to 65-100% in light at 35/20 and 30/15oC. The species belongs to the category of summer annuals in which the buried seeds do not re-enter dormancy in spring. Thus, seeds potentially can germinate throughout the growing season. -from Authors

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-172
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Torrey Botanical Society
Volume114
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

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  • Plant Science

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