Physical dormancy in a changing climate

AR Hudson, DJ Ayre, MKJ Ooi - Seed Science Research, 2015‏ - cambridge.org
Species with physically dormant (PY) seeds make up over 25% of plant species in a number
of ecologically important ecosystems around the globe, such as savannah and …

Invasive grass fuel loads suppress native species by increasing fire intensity and soil heating

G Tomat‐Kelly, WW Dillon… - Journal of Applied …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Non‐native invasive grasses are driving intense fires across the globe but the impacts of
native versus invader‐fuelled fires on community assemblages are poorly understood. By …

Smoke water and heat shock influence germination of shortgrass prairie species

YF Chou, RD Cox, DB Wester - Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Smoke or heat from fire can act as a cue that affects seed germination. We examined
germination responses of 10 plant species (six forbs, two shrubs, two grasses) native to the …

Seed Germination in Cistus ladanifer: Heat Shock, Physical Dormancy, Soil Temperatures and Significance to Natural Regeneration

L Silva Dias, I Pires Pereira, A Soveral Dias - Plants, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Seeds of Cistus ladanifer experience bursts of germination following fires. The effects of heat
shock from 10° C to 150° C on seed germination were investigated by final germination plus …

Changes in groundlayer communities with variation in trees, sapling layers, and fires during 34 years of oak savanna restoration

SR Abella, LRA Sprow, KS Menard, TA Schetter… - Natural Areas …, 2023‏ - BioOne
Like many open habitats, sustainability of oak savannas in midwestern North America
depends on periodic disturbances such as fires to curtail encroachment by tall woody plants …

The induction of seed germination using sulfuric acid, gibberellic acid and hot water in Robinia pseudoacacia L.

M Mirzaei, ARL Moghadam, ZO Ardebili - 2013‏ - cabidigitallibrary.org
The seed germination is the limiting factor of the culture of Black locust (Robinia
pseudoacacia L.), a tree with universal importance for various utilizations. With the aim of …

The crypsis hypothesis: a stenopic view of the selective factors in the evolution of physical dormancy in seeds

KMGG Jayasuriya, YS Athugala… - Seed Science …, 2015‏ - cambridge.org
Physical dormancy (PY) in seeds/fruits, which is caused by the water-impermeable palisade
layer, has long been considered a mechanism for synchronizing germination to a favourable …

The effect of different temperatures and durations on the dormancy breaking of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) and honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos L.) …

M Basbag, A Aydin, D Ayzit - Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2010‏ - notulaebiologicae.ro
In order to break seed dormancy, different temperatures (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90o
C) and durations (10, 20 and 30 minutes) were applied to black locust (Robinia …

Variation in characteristics and conservation values of plant communities on abandoned agricultural lands with and without fires

SR Abella, TA Schetter - Applied Vegetation Science, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Question Which plant community characteristics most consistently vary with prior land use?
Location Oak Openings Preserve, Ohio, USA. Methods In 2020, we measured plant …

Smoke water and heat influence emergence of shortgrass prairie species

RD Cox, YF Chou, DB Wester - Fire Ecology, 2017‏ - Springer
Exposure to smoke can influence the germination of seeds in many fire-prone ecosystems,
but this effect is not well studied in grasslands. Smoke treatments such as smoke water …