Are seed dormancy and persistence in soil related?

• Published in: Seed science research Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 97 - 100
• Main Authors: Thompson, Ken, Ceriani, Roberta M., Bakker, Jan P., Bekker, Renée M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.06.2003
• Subjects: buried seeds; Ecologists; physiologists; Research Opinion; seed bank; Seed banks; seed dormancy; seed longevity; seed persistence; soil; seed persistence; seed dormancy; seed bank; seed longevity

There is confusion in the ecological literature between seed dormancy and persistence in soil. Some ecologists seem to assume that dormancy is necessary for persistence, while others imply that dormancy and persistence are virtually synonymous. Here, we show that there is no close relationship betwe...