Re: REF: germination inhibitors
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: REF: germination inhibitors
  • From: L* M* <l*@lock-net.com>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:27:42 -0500

Answering my own questions again - I found a great online (free) review article

<http://www.annualreviews.org/eprint/xPNuIdqaFdbEpZJGwhxA/full/10.1146/annurev.arplant.59.032607.092740>

This sums it up :-(

<The situation is further complicated by the fact that, although germination is an all-or-nothing event for each seed, populations display variable degrees of dormancy that are reflected in the rate or percentage of germination under specific conditions. Presumably, each seed is in a state somewhere along the continuum from deeply dormant to nondormant, but it remains unclear how the tipping point between nonpermissive and permissive for germination is sensed for each seed>

I was thinking I might try to figure out some way to improve % and rate of germination of IMM seeds... not encouraging.

Linda M

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