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Afterripening pattern during cold stratification of achenes of ten perennial Asteraceae from eastern North America, and evolutionary implication
Author(s): C. C. Baskin, J. M. Baskin and M. A. Leck
Year: 1993
Journal: Plant Species Biology
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Pages: 61-65
Article Topic(s): Germination, Propagation
Research Setting(s): Laboratory
Species Referenced: Eutrochium fistulosum (Joe-pye weed), Mikania scandens (Climbing hempvine),
Abstract
Laboratory experiments with Eupatorium fistulosum, Mikania scandens, and Ratibida pinnata revealed that afterripening decreased the minimum temperature at which seeds were able to germinate.Suggested Citation
C. C. Baskin, J. M. Baskin and M. A. Leck. "Afterripening pattern during cold stratification of achenes of ten perennial Asteraceae from eastern North America, and evolutionary implication." Plant Species Biology 8.1 (1993): 61-65.Go back