Background: Cactaceae is the fifth taxonomic group with the highest proportion of
threatened species. One way to contribute to the preservation of this family is to understand …

Seed treatments are the biological, physical and chemical agents and techniques applied to
seed to provide protection and improve the establishment of healthy crops. The benefits of …

Aims Light requirements for cactus seed germination have been considered to be
associated with their adult plant height and seed mass, but this has not been thoroughly …

Understanding responsible functional traits for promoting plant invasiveness could be
important to aid in the development of adequate management strategies for invasive …

Abstract Background and Aims The Campanulaceae is a large cosmopolitan family, but is
understudied in terms of germination, and seed biology in general. Small seed mass …

We assessed inter-seasonal dynamics of seed banks, dormancy and seed germination in
three endemic Chihuahuan Desert succulent species, under simulated soil warming …

Background: Over half of the world's primary forest and a quarter of the world's plant species
are found in Latin America. As a result of the limited protected areas and significant …

Environmental factors are used by plants as spatio‐temporal indicators of favorable
conditions for seed germination. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the effect …

The response of seed germination towards light and the relationship to seed traits has been
studied particularly well in tropical forests. Several authors have shown a clear adaptive …

Wetland species commonly exhibit a range of strategies to cope with water stress, either
through drought tolerance or through avoidance of the period of limited water availability …