Germination pretreatments to break hard-seed dormancy in Astragalus cicer L. (Fabaceae)

Conservationists often propagate rare species to improve their long-term population viability. However, seed dormancy can make propagation efforts challenging by substantially lowering seed germination. Here I statistically compare several pretreatment options for seeds of Astragalus cicer L.: unsca...

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Main Author: Joseph M. Statwick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2621.pdf