Seed Dormancy in Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

Differential Resistance to Botryosphaeria ribis Among Cercis Taxa

The eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis L.) is a popular woody ornamental plant native to eastern North America that is planted in the landscape chiefly for its showy early spring bloom. The genus Cercis (family Fabaceae) contains, depending on author, 7 to 13 species or subspecies that occur in North America, Europe, and Asia (4,7,8). Species range in size from small shrubs to trees, tolerate fu...

Seed dormancy and germination.

Seed dormancy and germination are complex adaptive traits of higher plants that are influenced by a large number of genes and environmental factors. Studies of genetics and physiology have shown the important roles of the plant hormones abscisic acid and gibberellin in the regulation of dormancy and germination. More recently, the use of quantitative genetics and mutant approaches has allowed t...

Seed Germination and Dormancy.

Seeds are a vital component of the world’s diet. Cereal grains alone, which comprise -90% of all cultivated seeds, contribute up to half of the global per capita energy intake. Not surprisingly then, seed biology is one of the most extensively researched areas in plant physiology. Even in relation to the topics reviewed here, a casual perusal of the Agricola database reveals that well over 5000...

Seed Germination and Dormancy

Seeds are a vital component of the world’s diet. Cereal grains alone, which comprise -90% of all cultivated seeds, contribute up to half of the global per capita energy intake. Not surprisingly then, seed biology is one of the most extensively researched areas in plant physiology. Even in relation to the topics reviewed here, a casual perusal of the Agricola database reveals that well over 5000...

Seed dormancy in pistacia mutica F. & M.