Winter in eastern Idaho brings freezing temperatures, snow, and a seemingly lifeless landscape, but your plants are not dead. They are simply waiting. Whether it’s an apple tree, a lilac bush, or a ...

Barley (Hordeum vulgare) was domesticated ca. 10,000 years ago from its wild progenitor H. vulgare subsp. spontaneum in the Fertile Crescent 1,2. Wild barley is characterized by long grain dormancy, ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Trees use seeds as a principal means of establishing their next generation in ...

New research reveals how genetic changes in the barley MKK3 gene fine-tune seed dormancy, determining whether grains stay dormant or sprout too soon. The findings offer breeders new genetic tools to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A fundamental aspect of establishing native plant species in restorations is ensuring that the seed used is viable. We test whether seed ...