The role of environmental factors in driving phenotypic trait variation among populations is a central focus in ecology and evolutionary biology. Such phenotypic variation includes variation in plant breeding systems...
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William Salter
Why small seeds require light to germinate
The influence of light on germination was much stronger in smaller than in larger seeds.
AJ Cann![Image: Hu et al., 2014. Annals of Botany 113: 181–189. [http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/113/1.cover-expansion]](https://i0.wp.com/botany.one/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/05-Feb-SIZED-align-left.jpg?resize=585%2C300&ssl=1)
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There are plant biology journals that seem to concentrate on a single taxon (you know the ones I mean!) – e.g. The Plant Journal and The Plant Cell. There are others devoted to the molecular biology of plants, such as...
Nigel Chaffey
Seed persistence and germination traits
Seed persistence in the soil under field conditions is issue for the maintenance of local plant populations and the restoration of plant communities. Saatkamp et al. compare seed survival in a burial experiment with...
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