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To germinate or not to germinate : a question of dormancy relief not germination stimulation
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Finch-Savage, William E. and Footitt, Steven (2012) To germinate or not to germinate : a question of dormancy relief not germination stimulation. Seed Science Research, Vol.22 (No.4). pp. 243-248. doi:10.1017/S0960258512000165 ISSN 0960-2585.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0960258512000165
Abstract
A common understanding of the control of germination through dormancy is essential for effective communication between seed scientists whether they are ecologists, physiologists or molecular biologists. Vleeshouwers et al. (1995) realized that barriers between disciplines limited progress and through insightful conclusions in their paper ‘Redefining seed dormancy: an attempt to integrate physiology and ecology’, they did much to overcome these barriers at that time. However, times move on, understanding develops, and now there is a case for ‘Redefining seed dormancy as an integration of physiology, ecology and molecular biology’. Finch-Savage and Leubner-Metzger (2006) had this in mind when they extended and re-interpreted the definition of dormancy proposed by Vleeshouwers et al. (1995), by considering dormancy as a having a number of layers that must be removed, with the final layer of dormancy being synonymous with the stimulation/induction of germination.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QK Botany | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Germination, Seeds -- Dormancy | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Seed Science Research | ||||
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||
| ISSN: | 0960-2585 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.22 | ||||
| Number: | No.4 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 243-248 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0960258512000165 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 23 December 2015 | ||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 23 December 2015 |
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