The spread of buffalobur in China poses a serious threat to existing ecosystems, and control and eradication of this species have become increasingly important. Studies were carried out to ascertain ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract • Background and Aims Seeds of east Australian Grevillea species generally recruit post-fire; previous work showed that the seed coat was the ...

Bluebonnets are members of the genus Lupinus in the pea family, Fabaceae. The seed coat of Lupines is hard, which impedes the water imbibition that is essential to break the dormancy of seed, thereby ...

HONOLULU, HI - Uhaloa (Waltheria indica) is a pantropical shrub species found in the Americas, Mexico, and Brazil. In Hawaii, uhaloa is widely classified as a native plant. A team of scientists at the ...

As interest in using native plants increases, more home gardeners might be interested in starting perennial plants from seed. Native plants can be difficult to find in garden centers and there can be ...

An international team of scientists, coordinated by a researcher from the U. of Granada, has found that seed dormancy (a property that prevents germination under non-favourable conditions) was a ...