To germinate or not to germinate: more than just a question of dormancy

The release of dormancy, a wake-up call for seeds to germinate.

Seed dormancy determines the timing of germination, thereby contributing to successful seedling establishment and plant fitness. The induction and release of dormancy are controlled by various regulators like plant hormones and dormancy proteins. The relative strengths of these regulators are influenced by environmental factors during seed maturation and storage. In the last few years additiona...

Introduction bias: Cultivated alien plant species germinate raster and more abundantly than native species in Switzerland

Traits that differ between invasive alien and native plant species are frequently interpreted as traits conferring invasiveness. However. such dilferences could reHect an introduction bias of alien species, particularly clllLivated ones, 01' hllman-medialed selection of cultivars of these species with certain traits. We tested whether this is the case for germination characteristics that are fr...

To pass or not to pass: more a question of body orientation than visual cues.

This study investigated the influence of pitch body tilt on judging the possibility of passing under high obstacles in the presence of an illusory horizontal self-motion. Seated subjects tilted at various body orientations were asked to estimate the possibility of passing under a projected bar (i.e., a parking barrier), while imagining a forward whole-body displacement normal to gravity. This t...

101 Ways to Try to Grow Arabidopsis: Do Seeds Need to Be Misted to Germinate?

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