Effect of pre-germination temperature conditions on germination characteristics of temperate grassland species.

ABSTRACT: Understanding germination characteristics, including optimal stratification requirements of target species, is necessary for supporting grassland restoration yet poorly understood. This knowledge is essential for effective conservation, particularly with climate change altering germination conditions and thus germination capacity of plants. Here we studied the effect of three different durations of warm dry and cold wet stratification treatments, and their combinations in a full factorial design (in total 15 different pre-germination treatments), on the germination capacity of 48 grassland species native to Central Europe. Stratification treatments modelled present and forecasted summer (1-3 months warm period) and winter (1-3 months cold period) temperature conditions, while the study of

SUBMITTER: Kiss R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12351819 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature