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Drought, Salinity, and Heat Differently Affect Seed Germination of Pinus Pinea

Sidari, M., Mallamaci, C., and Muscolo, A. Journal of Forest Research 13:326-330. 2008.

Drought, salinity and forest fires are adverse abiotic factors responsible for the failure of plant regeneration in the Mediterranean regions. The objective of this study was to evaluate Pinus pinea seed germination in response to heat, osmotic and salinity stress. Separate experiments were conducted, using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as an osmotic agent to reproduce drought stress, and sodium chloride (NaCI) and diluted seawater as salinizing agents to simulate salinity stress. Different temperatures were used to reproduce the effects of different fire regimes.


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Author(s): M. Sidari, C. Mallacmaci, A. Muscolo

Section: Seeds

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