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Soil Salinity Affects Seed Germination and Persistence in Salt-Tolerant Plants
Jim Crocker
27th June, 2024
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Key Findings
- The study focused on Atriplex centralasiatica, a plant from the semi-arid, saline Ordos Plateau in Inner Mongolia, China
- Seasonal soil salinity and burial depth significantly affect the dormancy and germination of the plant's three types of seeds
- Type A seeds germinate quickly and are depleted within the first growing season, while types B and C exhibit seasonal dormancy cycles and can persist in the soil for up to two years
EnvironmentEcologyPlant Science
References
Main Study
1) Soil salinity regulates spatial-temporal heterogeneity of seed germination and seedbank persistence of an annual diaspore-trimorphic halophyte in northern China
Published 26th June, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05307-x
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