Seed germination and dormancy represent critical phases in the plant life cycle, intricately balancing the timing of growth with environmental cues. Dormancy allows seeds to withstand unfavourable ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Trees use seeds as a principal means of establishing their next generation in ...

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), commonly called the “King of Grass,” is a legume grown in many parts of the world as a source of animal fodder. It is prized in the forage industry for its high protein ...

Winter in eastern Idaho brings freezing temperatures, snow, and a seemingly lifeless landscape, but your plants are not dead. They are simply waiting. Whether it’s an apple tree, a lilac bush, or a ...

Introduction -- Ecologically meaningful germination studies -- Types of seeds and kinds of seed dormancy -- Germination ecology of seeds with nondeep physiological dormancy -- Germination ecology of ...

Bluebonnets are members of the genus Lupinus in the pea family, Fabaceae. The seed coat of Lupines is hard, which impedes the water imbibition that is essential to break the dormancy of seed, thereby ...

New research reveals how genetic changes in the barley MKK3 gene fine-tune seed dormancy, determining whether grains stay dormant or sprout too soon. The findings offer breeders new genetic tools to ...

Researchers are working to unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine Scientists are working to unravel the best ways to ...