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Background  The dormancy of  Adansonia digitata  seeds is well known. For propagation purposes, plenty of germination tests were conducted, however, rarely taking the ecology of baobab into account. Our main goal, therefore, is to identify the decisive natural trigger for breaking the dormancy. We therefore performed 31 different tests and their influence on the germination rate (time to germination and proportion of seeds germinating).    Results  The highest germination rates were reached in the heat tests while elephant’s digestion seems to stimulate germination of  Adansonia digitata  only to a limited extent. The chalazal slit of the seed represents the primary site of water entry. Tannins concentrated in this region that are influenced by temperature play an important role for inhibiting the germination.    Conclusion  As a result, the hypothesis is formulated that germination success strongly depends on heat, provoked by wildfires or prolonged exposition to the sun causing decomposition of tannins by high temperatures rather than on digestion.

Adansonia digitata germination tests. Elephants or heat: what causes scarification of seed to facilitate germination?