Article
Regulation of seed germination and seedling growth by chemical signals from burning vegetation.
Annual review of plant biology - 1 Jan 2012
Nelson David C, Flematti Gavin R, Ghisalberti Emilio L, Dixon Kingsley W, Smith Steven M
Abstract excerpt
It is well known that burning of vegetation stimulates new plant growth and landscape regeneration. The discovery that char and smoke from such fires promote seed germination in many species indicates the presence of chemical stimulants. Nitrogen oxides stimulate seed germination, but their importance in post-fire germination has been questioned. Cyanohydrins have been recently identified in aqueous smoke...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Fires
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Testing
- Germination
- Light
- Mutation
- Nitriles
- Plant Development
- Plant Dormancy
- Plants
- Pyrans