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SEED DORMANCY: GIVE YOUR SEEDS A WAKE-UP CALL!©
Article number
1014_56
Pages
243 – 248
Language
English
Abstract
Seed dormancy is a condition where seeds will not germinate even when the environmental conditions (water, temperature, light, and aeration) are permissive for germination (Hartmann et al., 2011). Not only does seed dormancy prevent immediate germination, it also regulates the time, conditions, and location where germination will occur.
In nature, different kinds of dormancy have evolved to aid the survival of a species by programming germination for particularly favorable times in the annual seasonal cycles (Baskin and Baskin, 1998).
The major seed dormancy categories include:
In nature, different kinds of dormancy have evolved to aid the survival of a species by programming germination for particularly favorable times in the annual seasonal cycles (Baskin and Baskin, 1998).
The major seed dormancy categories include:
- Primary dormancy:
- exogenous dormancy (physical).
- endogenous dormancy (physiological, morphological, and morphophysiological).
- combination dormancy (physical plus physiological).
- Secondary dormancy.
The focus of this paper will be to describe the characteristics associated with the major dormancy types.
Authors
R.L. Geneve
Keywords
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