Plant population differences in dormancy and germination characteristics of seeds heredity or environment
Jerry, M.Baskin and Carol, C.Baskin
American Midland Naturalist 90(2): 498-0
1973
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-0031 DOI: 10.2307/2424478
Accession: 027158542
Several studies have now indicated that differences in dormancy and germination characteristics between seeds of natural populations in the field are more likely to be caused by the environmental conditions during seed maturation than by the existence of genetically determined germination ecotypes within the populations.