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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2010

Ken Thompson  and
Mark K.J. Ooi
Ken Thompson*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, SheffieldS10 2TN, UK
Mark K.J. Ooi
Affiliation:
Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, SheffieldS10 2TN, UK
*
*Correspondence Email: ken.thompson@sheffield.ac.uk
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Extract

Consider the following four quotations concerning the distinction between breaking dormancy and stimulating germination.

Keywords

dormancygerminationlightnitraterestorationsmoketemperature
Type
Research Opinion
Information
Seed Science Research , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 2010 , pp. 209 - 211
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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