BA: 

19950311722

ET: 

Germination ecophysiology of Mediterranean aromatic plants.

AU: 

Thanos, C. A.

ED: 

Come, D.; Corbineau, F.

AA: 

Institute of General Botany, University of Athens, Athens 15784, Greece.

SO: 

Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Seeds: basic and applied aspects of seed biology, Angers, France, 20-24 July, 1992. Volume 1., 1993, pp.281-287, 6 ref.

AB: 

Ecophysiological aspects of seed germination were investigated in several aromatic, labiate plants of Crete. Experiments were performed under temperature and light conditions simulating those prevailing during the start and middle of the rainy season (Nov. and Feb.-Mar., respectively). In general, germination occurred promptly, although in most cases at a slow pace. In certain species, the quality of light proved important for germination. It is suggested that the persistent calyx (in Coridothymus capitatus [Thymus capitatus ], Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum and Satureja thymbra ) acts as a rain gauge.

DE: 

essential oil plants; germination; temperature; light; seeds

OD: 

Thymus capitatus; Origanum vulgare; Lamiaceae; Lamiales

ID: 

Satureja thymbra; Basic and applied aspects of seed biology

UP: 

Thymus; Lamiaceae; dicotyledons; angiosperms; Spermatophyta; plants; Origanum; Satureja

PU: 

ASFIS, Paris, France

IS: 

2-9507351-2-6

CO: 

Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Seeds: basic and applied aspects of seed biology, Angers, France, 20-24 July, 1992. Volume 1.

CC: 

FF060

LA: 

English

DT: 

Conference paper

SC: 

Horticultural Abstracts; Seed Abstracts