The effect of fire on the dormancy break of three annual legume seeds

Fire is a common phenomenon in the Mediterranean environment and strongly influences vegetal population dynamics through its impact on vegetation and the soil seed bank. Fire is able to break down the seed coat of hard-seeded legumes within the soil and trigger germination. To evaluate the effect of...

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Main Authors: Fabio Gresta, Giovanni Avola, Rosalena Tuttobene, Andrea Onofri, Vincenzo Barrile, Antonia Cristaudo, Valerio Abbate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:Italian Journal of Agronomy
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Online Access:http://www.agronomyjournal.it/index.php/agro/article/view/ija.2011.e23