Lemmas induce dormancy but help the seed of Leymus chinensis to resist drought and salinity conditions in Northeast China

Leymus chinensis is a dominant grass in the Songnen grassland of Northern China. The lower germination caused by the presence of lemmas has proved to be an obstacle for the use of the seeds of this plant by humans. However, it is still unknown if the lemmas have other ecological roles such as resist...

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Main Authors: Jixiang Lin, Shuai Shao, Na Zhang, Yang Wang, Chunsheng Mu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1485.pdf