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Are winter and summer dormancy symmetrical seasonal adaptive strategies? The case of temperate herbaceous perennials

Author(s) -

Lauren Gillespie,

Florence Volaire

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcw264

Subject(s) - dormancy , biology , herbaceous plant , abscisic acid , perennial plant , temperate climate , hardiness (plants) , phenology , gibberellin , meristem , shoot , agronomy , botany , germination , cultivar , biochemistry , gene

Dormancy in higher plants is an adaptive response enabling plant survival during the harshest seasons and has been more explored in woody species than in herbaceous species. Nevertheless, winter and summer shoot meristem dormancy are adaptive strategies that could play a major role in enhancing seasonal stress tolerance and resilience of widespread herbaceous plant communities.

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