Effects of dormancy-breaking methods on germination of the water-impermeable seeds of Gleditsia caspica (Fabaceae) and seedling growth

Various treatments can be used to break physical dormancy (PY, i.e. water-impermeable seed coat) of legume species, but the effects of these treatments on seedling growth are of great importance in the success of afforestation projects. Our aims were to determine the effects of 20 PY-breaking treatm...

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Main Authors: Nourmohammadi Kazem, Kartoolinejad Davoud, Naghdi Reza, Baskin Carol C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-12-01
Series:Folia Oecologica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2019-0014