The present work focuses on germination requirements of four pioneer plant species fromMediterranean mountains, mainly occurring on more or less consolidated limestone screes anddebris. The study species are Aethionema saxatilesubsp. saxatile, Arenaria grandiflorasubsp.grandiflora, Iberis violacea, and Odontarrhena nebrodensis subsp. nebrodensis. Seeds werecollected at the time of natural dispersal, on the Madonie Massif, within an altitudinal range of1300-1500 m a.s.l. Different germination conditions were tested and the best germination pro-tocols for each species are provided

Germinability of pioneer plant species from Mediterranean mountains occurring on screes and debris

Carruggio F.
Primo
;
Castrogiovanni M.
Secondo
;
Impelluso C.
Penultimo
;
Cristaudo A.
Ultimo
2020-01-01

Abstract

The present work focuses on germination requirements of four pioneer plant species fromMediterranean mountains, mainly occurring on more or less consolidated limestone screes anddebris. The study species are Aethionema saxatilesubsp. saxatile, Arenaria grandiflorasubsp.grandiflora, Iberis violacea, and Odontarrhena nebrodensis subsp. nebrodensis. Seeds werecollected at the time of natural dispersal, on the Madonie Massif, within an altitudinal range of1300-1500 m a.s.l. Different germination conditions were tested and the best germination pro-tocols for each species are provided
2020
germination protocols, high-mountain habitats, environmental constraints, MadonieMassif.
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