Claim · model-written summary
Germination rates were low, likely because seed viability was low.
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e0“Germination rates were low, likely due to low seed viability”
Title
A. Reneé Fortner; Claudia L. Jolls; Carol Goodwillie Natural Areas Journal 2016. doi:10.3375/043.036.0309
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Association Presence declined with canopy closure.
- Association Presence rose with shrub cover including wax myrtle.
- Observation Deviations from strict dioecy were uncommon.
- Observation Sex ratios departed significantly from 1:1.
- Intervention effect Pollen supplementation indicated pollen limitation of seed set despite male-biased populations.
- Observation Seeds were dormant at maturity.
- Intervention effect Cold stratification broke seed dormancy.
- Intervention effect Gibberellic acid broke seed dormancy.
- Intervention effect Warm temperatures followed by cold stratification may improve germinability.
- Method / resource Caudex and rhizome divisions allowed vegetative propagation.
- Observation Within and among population genetic diversity was low.
- Observation North Carolina and Georgia populations were genetically distinct.
- Observation Limited genetic data did not support separate species or hybrid swarm hypotheses.