Rocky Mountain juniper study: Preliminary results

Jill Barbour

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Rocky Mountain juniper study: Preliminary results

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jill Barbour

Year:

2002

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Dumroese, R. K.; Riley, L. E.; Landis, T. D., technical coordinators. National proceedings: forest and conservation nursery associations-1999, 2000, and 2001. Proceedings RMRS-P-24. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 59-66

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Abstract

Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.) seed are hard to germinate in the nursery, containers, or laboratory because they have multiple dormancies. The seedcoat and prophylactic sheath surrounding the embryo impede water absorption. The embryo's epicotyl is not dormant; only the hypocotyl displays dormancy and requires cold stratification.

Parent Publication

National proceedings: forest and conservation nursery associations-1999, 2000, and 2001

Keywords

seed treatment, seed germination, seed testing, weight separation, seed sizing

Citation

Barbour, Jill. 2002. Rocky Mountain juniper study: Preliminary results. In: Dumroese, R. K.; Riley, L. E.; Landis, T. D., technical coordinators. National proceedings: forest and conservation nursery associations-1999, 2000, and 2001. Proceedings RMRS-P-24. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 59-66