Ornamental plants hold an important status in the horticultural industry of the world. Plant
growth regulators consist of a large group of naturally occurring or synthetically produced …

Key message Our manuscript discussed salt tolerance mechanisms in trees, genes
associated with salt stress tolerance, methods to improve the salt tolerance of trees, and …

Cyclocarya paliurus is native to China and is the sole species in its genus. However, the
seeds remain deeply dormant for 2 years in their natural environment. We tested different …

In planning for sustainable development of urban green space at the macro and regional
levels, it is imperative to examine plant species of urban green spaces and to introduce new …

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are
presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes for Italy or …

Dormancy in seeds of Dodonaea viscosa is due to a water-impermeable seed coat (physical
dormancy, PY). Thus, mechanically scarified seeds imbibed water (c. 95% increase in mass) …

The relative effectiveness of wet-and dry-heat treatments on alleviating physical dormancy
(PY) of seeds of seven species of Fabaceae and five species of Malvaceae was determined …

Insufficient investigation of seed germination studies of threatened plant species creates
practical obstacles to their conservation efforts. Here, we investigate the seed germination of …

Chickpea is sensitive to low temperature stress, especially during germination and stand
establishment. Present study was planned to rescue the chickpea seedlings from chilling …

The aim of this study was to examine whether Ferula gummosa seeds possess physical,
physiological or combined domancy. Seeds collected from Shahekord zone in the center of …