[Plant biomorphology and seed germination of pioneer species of the Kamchatka volcanoes]

N M Voronkova; A B Kholina; V P Verkholat

[Plant biomorphology and seed germination of pioneer species of the Kamchatka volcanoes]

Izv Akad Nauk Ser Biol. 2008 Nov-Dec:(6):696-702.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

N M Voronkova, A B Kholina, V P Verkholat

PMID: 19198075

Abstract

Biomorphology, quantitative characters and seed germination of 17 pioneer plant species friable materials of volcanic eruptions (Kamchatka Peninsula) were studied. Adaptive trends in survival stress conditions are discussed. To evaluate a possibility of the cryogenic seed storage, their response to ultra low temperatures (-196 degrees C) was determine.

Publication types

English Abstract
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological*
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystem
Plant Development*
Plants / classification
Russia
Seeds / physiology*
Volcanic Eruptions