Seed Ecology Seed germination and dormancy are important to the survival strategy of a plant species. Research in seed ecology investigates the natural germination patterns of species in natural and agronomic environments.
Special emphasis is placed on threatened or endangered plant species.
In addition, strategies for seed dispersal and their impact on fitness are studied. A federal-threatened winter annual. Baskin, C.C. and J.M. Baskin. Ecology, biogeography, and evolution of dormancy and germination. Baskin, C.C. and J.M. Baskin.