Abstract
A new method of measurement gives more reliable data about the response of seeds to temperature in terms of their success in germination. This should help to answer many questions about plant distribution and seed performance.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Sachs, J., Jb. Wiss. Bot., 2, 338 (1860).
Haberlandt, F., Landwn. VersStnen., 17, 104 (1874).
Haberlandt, F., in Wissenschaftlich-praktische, Untersuchungen auf dem Gebiete des Pflanzengause, Vienna, 1, 117 (1875).
DeCandolle, A. L. P. P., Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat., 24, 243 (1865).
Edwards, T. I., Quant. Rev. Biol., 7, 428 (1932).
Stokes, P., Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology (edit. by Ruhland, W.), 15 (2), 746 (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1965).
Lang, A., Encyclopaedia of Plant Physiology (edit. by Ruhland, W.), 15 (2), 848 (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1965).
Thompson, P. A., Ann. Bot. (in the press).
Thompson, P. A., Proc. Intern. Seed Test. Assoc. (in the press).
Harrington, G. T., J. Agric. Res., 23, 79 (1923).
Munerati, O., CR Acad. Sci., 181, 1081 (1925).
Munerati, O., CR Acad. Sci., 182, 535 (1926).
Borriss, H., Jb. Wiss. Bot., 89, 255 (1940).
Kearns, V. K., and Toole, E. H., US Dept. Agric. Tech. Bull., No. 638 (1939).
Toole, E. H., and Toole, V. K., Proc. Intern. Seed Test. Assoc., 11, 51 (1939).
Hills, K. L., Austral. CSIR J., 17, 186 (1944).
Coffman, F. A., J. Amer. Soc. Agron., 15, 257 (1923).
Uloth, W., Flora, 29, 185 (1875).
Joseph, H. C., Bot. Gatz., 87, 127 (1929).
Thompson, P. A., J. Hort. Sci., 44 (1970).
Thompson, P. A., Nature, 217, 1156 (1968).
Cooper, J. P., in Climatic Response in Environmental Control of Plant Growth (edit. by Evans, L. T.), 381 (Academic Press, New York and London, 1963).
Went, F. W., in The Experimental Control of Plant Growth (Chronica Botanica, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1957).
Haasis, F. W., and Thrupp, A. C., Ecology, 12, 728 (1931).
Stearns, F., and Olson, J., Amer. J. Bot., 45, 53 (1958).
McNaughton, S. J., Ecol. Monog., 36, 297 (1966).
Lauer, E., Flora, 140, 551 (1953).
Went, F. W., Ecology, 30, 1 (1949).
Went, F. W., Juhren, G., and Juhren, M. C., Ecology, 33, 351 (1952).
Went, F. W., and Westergaard, M., Ecology, 30, 26 (1949).
Koller, D., and Negbi, M., Ecology, 40, 20 (1959).
Harper, J. L., in The Genetics of Colonising Species (edit. by Baker, H. G., and Stebbins, G. L.) (Academic Press, London and New York, 1965).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
THOMPSON, P. Characterization of the Germination Response to Temperature of Species and Ecotypes. Nature 225, 827–831 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225827a0
Received:
Revised:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/225827a0
This article is cited by
-
Effects of Trichoderma asperellum on Germination Indexes and Seedling Parameters of Lettuce Cultivars
Current Microbiology (2022)
-
Altitudinal variations in germination and growth responses of Reynoutria japonica populations on Mt Fuji to a controlled thermal environment
Ecological Research (1993)
-
Dormancy inDioscorea: Different temperature adaptation of seeds, bulbils and subterranean organs in relation to north-south distribution
The Botanical Magazine Tokyo (1986)
-
Dormancy inDioscorea: Differences of temperature responses in seed germination among six Japanese species
The Botanical Magazine Tokyo (1982)
-
Low temperature seed germination of Lycopersicon species evaluated by survival analysis
Euphytica (1982)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.
