Large-seeded spices are less dependent on light for germination than small-seeded ones

By P. Milberg, L. Andersson, K. Thompson. Seed Science Research, 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. A. Moles
2. M. Westoby
3. T. W. Donath
4. R. Eckstein
5. Peter Poschlod
6. M. Daws
7. K. Thompson
8. M. Fenner

In Plant Science

1. A. Moles
2. M. Westoby
3. M. Daws
4. T. W. Donath
5. R. Eckstein
6. K. Thompson
7. J. van Staden
8. Peter Poschlod

Citations in the corpus

• Structural, physiological and molecular aspects of heterogeneity in seeds: a review (2005, background): “…1998); (3) are less exposed to germination-promoting stimuli in seed banks (e.g. light or alternating temperatures) (Baskin and Baskin, 1998, 2004; Milberg et al., 2000); and (4) are more likely to have a light requirement for germination, and thus burial depth is more likely to become a…”
• The functional role of soil seed banks in natural communities. (2014, background): “Once buried, seed populations can be prevented from germination through a light requirement for germination (Pons, 1991; Milberg et al., 2000; Saatkamp et al., 2011b; Chapter 5 of this volume), detection of fluctuating temperatures (Thompson and Grime, 1983; Saatkamp et al., 2011a,b), or oxygen…”
• Seed dormancy: an update on terminology, physiological genetics, and quantitative trait loci regulating germinability (2001, background): “Phytochrome seems to be a factor regulating germinability of some, but not all, weed seeds (Botto et al. 1998; Casal and Sánchez 1998; Hartmann and Nezadal 1990; Hou and Simpson 1992; Milberg et al. 2000; Taylorson 1989).”
• Seed size, shape and persistence in the soil in an Iranian flora (2001, unknown): “Since small seeds are also more likely to have a light requirement for germination (Milberg et al., 2000), they are more likely to persist once they become buried.”
• Seed size and plant strategy across the whole life cycle (2006, background): “…mass and survival through the transition from viable seed in the soil to newly-emerged seedlings under natural conditions, this might suggest that small-seeded species were avoiding germinating from depth (probably through dormancy mechanisms or by germinating immediately, Milberg et al. 2000).”
• Effects of bryophytes and grass litter on seedling emergence vary by vertical seed position and seed size (2010, background): “Consequently, small-seeded species such as Inula and Arabis that demand a high supply of light (Milberg et al. 2000; Baskin and Baskin 2001) and relatively high temperatures for germination (Hölzel and Otte 2004) and thus show relatively slow, delayed germination (Eckstein and Donath 2005) may…”
• Effect of light on germination of seeds of Cactaceae from the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico (2006, background): “In addition, small seed size has been associated with a light requirement for germination (Grime et al., 1981; Pons, 1991a, 2000; Milberg et al., 2000; Maiti et al., 2003), as well as with persistent seed banks (Thompson et al., 1993, 2001; Hodkinson et al., 1998).”
• Interactions between litter and water availability affect seedling emergence in four familial pairs of floodplain species (2005, background): “After release from the mother plant, smaller seeds are more likely to enter small fissures and cracks and to be incorporated deeper into the soil than large seeds (Milberg et al. 2000; Baskin & Baskin 2001).”
• Ecology and evolution of plant diversity in the endangered campo rupestre: a neglected conservation priority (2015, background): “Smallsized seeds have increased probabilities of burial, and thus light dependency is critical for seedling establishment (Milberg et al. 2000).”
• The Ecology of Seeds: References (2005, background): “, 1994) and therefore are both less likely to be targets for predators (Hulme, 1998) and more likely to possess a light requirement for germination (Milberg et al., 2000).”
• GERMINATION ECOLOGY OF NEOTROPICAL PIONEERS: INTERACTING EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND SEED SIZE (2002, background): “Nonetheless, the generality of our model is supported by research on temperate zone plants demonstrating that dependence on light for germination increases as seed size decreases in interspecific comparisons (Milberg et al. 2000).”
• Population differences in juvenile survival under increasing drought are mediated by seed size in cork oak (Quercus suber L.). (2009, background): “The importance of seed size in governing the fitness of progeny has been supported by extensive empirical evidence (Gómez, 2004); several studies have found that larger seeds help seedlings to endure drought (Leishman and Westoby, 1994; Seiwa, 2000), and promote germination (Milberg et al., 2000; Pe”
• Patterns in the seed germination response to smoke in plants from the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa (2003, methodology): “This suggests that in contrast to the effect of light, small seeds (see Milberg et al. 2000) are not any more or less likely to respond to smoke than large seeds.”