Effect of solid matrix priming during moist chilling on dormancy breakage and germination of seeds of four fir species .
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Ma, Yilun; Feurtado, J. Allan; Kermode, Allison R.
- Source
- New Forests; Jan2003, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p67, 14p
- Subject
- FIR
ABIES amabilis
ABIES lasiocarpa
ABIES grandis
NOBLE fir
GERMINATION
PLANT physiology
SEED viability
- Language
- ISSN
- 01694286
Examines the ability of solid matrix priming to overcome seed dormancy of seeds of four fir species. Consideration of the Pacific silver fir, subalpine fir, grand fir and noble fir; How seeds were subjected to treatments that combined moist chilling; Improvements in germination performance; Findings that the germination rate of grand fir seeds benefited from SMP-chilling periods longer than four weeks.