Seed persistence is the survival of seeds in the environment once they have reached
maturity. Seed persistence allows a species, population or genotype to survive long after the …

Seed dormancy is an innate seed property that defines the environmental conditions in
which the seed is able to germinate. It is determined by genetics with a substantial …

What determines the number and size of the seeds produced by a plant? How often should it
reproduce them? How often should a plant produce them? Why and how are seeds …

Greater adoption and refinement of low‐external‐input (LEI) farming systems have been
proposed as ways to ameliorate economic, environmental and health problems associated …

In seeds that dehydrate at maturity, the germination process is initiated by the imbibition of
water by the dry seed. If imbibition is prevented by impermeable seed coats, as with hard …

Assumptions about the germination ecology of alpine plants are presently based on
individual species and local studies. A current challenge is to synthesise, at the global level …

This chapter reviews the germination behavior of desert species as an integral trait of a
compounded strategy by which the plant adapts to arid environments. An analysis of …

1 The paper reviews the literature on seed dormancy, with special regard to inconsistencies
in terms and definitions used. It presents a concept of seed dormancy in which physiology …

Karrikins are a class of seed germination stimulants identified in smoke from wildfires.
Microarray analysis of imbibed Arabidopsis thaliana seeds was performed to identify …

Karrikins are a chemically defined family of plant growth regulators discovered in smoke
from burning plant material. Karrikins are potent in breaking dormancy of seeds of many …