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A(0) and A(1) soil horizons; allelopathy; fire; germination signals; litter-inhibited germination; Nicotiana attenuata; positive and negative control; seed banks; seed dormancy; smoke-induced germination
Bet-hedging germination; plant-derived smoke; seed-germination; desert annuals; officinale l; allelopathy; dormancy; emissions; fynbos; growth
Abstract:
The litter of many plant species is known to inhibit germination, and this phenomenon is commonly interpreted as allelopathic inhibition of one species by another. However, an alternative interpretation is that seeds may be using environmental signals t