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Ecological insights into the coexistence of dormancy and desiccation-sensitivity in Arecaceae species by Ganesh K. Jaganathan is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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Key message Mechanisms controlling germination of > 2600 Arecaceae species adapted to the tropical forests are not clearly understood. This contribution underpins the notion that the coexistence of dormancy and desiccation sensitivity in some Arecaceae species could significantly affect the germination ecology. Although the evolutionary and ecological significance behind this occurrence is unknown, these traits together could limit the germination from inappropriate depths and allow dispersal. • Context Dormancy and desiccation sensitivity, i.e., recalcitrance, are considered as mutually exclusive traits that evolved to maximize seed survival after dispersal; the former by allowing seeds to spread germination risk temporally then synchronize germination with a favorable growing season, and the latter by allowing germination immediately. However, a few species from temperate ecosystems have been known to produce seeds that are both dormant and desiccation-sensitive, but little is known about such a relationship in the tropical forests. • Aims To understand if desiccation sensitivity and dormancy can coexist in Arecaceae species, distributed predominantly in the tropical forests, and
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- Author
- Ganesh K. Jaganathan
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)