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Mistakes in germination ecology and how to avoid them

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2007

Carol C. Baskin ,
Ken Thompson  and
Jerry M. Baskin
Carol C. Baskin*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0225, USA Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0312, USA
Ken Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
Jerry M. Baskin
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0225, USA
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*Correspondence Fax: +1 859 257 1717, Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Frequently, in studies on seed germination ecology, mistakes are made that lead to problems in determining the kind of dormancy and in extrapolating data to the field situation. In this paper, we discuss 22 of these issues and offer suggestions on how to avoid them.

Keywords

germination test proceduresseed dormancyseed germinationseed germination ecology
Type
Research Opinion
Information
Seed Science Research , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , September 2006 , pp. 165 - 168
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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