Germination Rate of Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] Seeds Affected by Their Orientation |
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Authors: | SORENSEN, F. C. CAMPBELL, R. K. |
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Affiliation: | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] seeds developwith the adaxial surface continuous with the cone scale. Onseparation, the scale side of the seed is lighter coloured andflatter than the side not previously in contact with the scale.Seeds oriented scale-side-up on a moist surface germinate morerapidly than seeds placed scale-side-down. When seeds were germinatedunder laboratory conditions, the response to orientation variedamong seeds of different geographic origin. Most of the geographicvariation in germination rate occurred when seeds were orientedscale-side-up. Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco, Douglas-fir germination, orientation of seeds |
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