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Seed Germination in Desert Plants
Yitzchak Gutterman
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Description for Seed Germination in Desert Plants
Paperback. Series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 416.
During germination, the most resistant stage of the life cycle - the seed - changes to the most sensitive stage, namely the seedling. Therefore, in desert plant species seed dispersal and subsequent germination in the optimum time an place place are particularly critical parameters. Discussed here are the ways and means by which desert plants have adapted through the course of evolution to their extreme environment. Two such strategies which have evolved are a) plants with relatively large and protected seeds which germinate when the chance of seedling survival is high and the risk relatively low or b) those with ... Read more
During germination, the most resistant stage of the life cycle - the seed - changes to the most sensitive stage, namely the seedling. Therefore, in desert plant species seed dispersal and subsequent germination in the optimum time an place place are particularly critical parameters. Discussed here are the ways and means by which desert plants have adapted through the course of evolution to their extreme environment. Two such strategies which have evolved are a) plants with relatively large and protected seeds which germinate when the chance of seedling survival is high and the risk relatively low or b) those with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
Series
Adaptations of Desert Organisms
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642757006
SKU
V9783642757006
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Reviews for Seed Germination in Desert Plants
"This work represents a valuable addition to the botanical literature and can be regarded as the first comprehensive publication on the subject." The Quarterly Review of Biology