Open AccessSeed dormancy and germination: Mechanisms, classifications and practices
Author(s) -
Mihailo Grbić
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
glasnik šumarskog fakulteta - univerzitet u beogradu/glasnik šumarskog fakulteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2217-8600
pISSN - 0353-4537
DOI - 10.2298/gsf0387025g
Subject(s) - stratification (seeds) , dormancy , germination , montenegro , seed dormancy , biology , horticulture , botany , geography , regional science
Delayed germination, which results from various types of seed dormancy, and presowing treatments for overcoming dormancy is dealt with. In the present nursery practice in Serbia and Montenegro, some of the described treatments are completely unknown. Special attention is paid to the implications of new methods, such as naked stratification, phytohormone treatments, fire simulation etc