Soil collected prior to flowering did not contain germinable seed suggesting an annual dormancy/nondormancy cycle in which seed failing to germinate in the Spring become dormant again.
At Dixon Springs, the germinable seed bank was estimated from soil samples collected in Fall 1999 before flowering, and in the subsequent spring.
An estimated 87% of dry-stored seeds were germinable for six months following dispersal, but viability of dry-stored and of buried seeds was negligible after one year.
A large percentage of the germinable seeds of this species would likely germinate rapidly after the first hours that temperatures exceeded 17°C in the field.
Alternatively, a transient seed bank may occur where there is no carry over of germinable seed from one season to the next.
Definition of germinable in US English:
germinable
adjective-nəbəl
See germinate
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An estimated 87% of dry-stored seeds were germinable for six months following dispersal, but viability of dry-stored and of buried seeds was negligible after one year.
At Dixon Springs, the germinable seed bank was estimated from soil samples collected in Fall 1999 before flowering, and in the subsequent spring.
Soil collected prior to flowering did not contain germinable seed suggesting an annual dormancy/nondormancy cycle in which seed failing to germinate in the Spring become dormant again.
Alternatively, a transient seed bank may occur where there is no carry over of germinable seed from one season to the next.
A large percentage of the germinable seeds of this species would likely germinate rapidly after the first hours that temperatures exceeded 17°C in the field.