✦ LIBER ✦
Delayed seed dispersal and rapid germination as survival mechanisms of the desert plantBlepharis persica(Burm.) kuntze
✍ Scribed by Y. Gutterman
- Book ID
- 104733419
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 374 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0029-8549
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✦ Synopsis
Experiments are described which demonstrate that the seeds of the desert species Blepharis persica are capable of germinating within 50 min of being exposed to moisture. Their radicles reach a length of about 49 mm within the first 24 h from wetting. The seeds can germinate in light and dark at temperatures ranging from less than 10° C to more than 40° C. The importance of these facts for survival are discussed.