Book ID: 92926
Simpson, G. M.
Seed Dormancy in Grasses. 2008. illus. 247 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Provides areview of the occurrence and explanation of seed dormancy in grasses.Experimental evidence is considered in depth for a single species, the wild oat (Avena fatua), probably the most widely studied species forunderstanding seed dormancy in the plant kingdom. The evidence for thisspecies is compared with other examples among the Gramineae to reach some general conclusions about the nature of seed dormancy in grasses.