seed_germination_treatment

Label: Seed germination treatment
Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030416
Type: categorical
Definition: The treatment [EFO:0000727] or experimental conditions [XCO:0000000] required for a high [NCIT:C25227] proportion [PATO:0001470] of seeds [PO:0009010] to germinate [GO:0009845] .;Treatment required for seed to display high germination rates. The data included in AusTraits are mostly from seed banks that have recorded the protocols they use to encourage seeds to germinate. The treatments may therefore be only loosely connected to the cues required for a species' to break dormancy.
Additional comments: None

Allowed values:

value	description
after_ripening	Seed germinates more readily after a period of warm, dry storage.
chemical_treatment	Seed germinates more readily after a chemical treatment.
cold	Seed germinates more readily after cold treatment.
dark	Seed germinates more readily after being stored in the dark.
heat	Seed germinates more readily after being heated.
heat+smoke	Seed germinates more readily after a treatment that merges heat and smoke.
heat_lethal	Seed is heat sensitive. (A fire response, more than a treatment to break dormancy.)
imbibe_hot	Seed germinates more readily after being soaked in hot water; water temperature usually between 70 deg C to just below boiling.
leaching	Seed germinates more readily after leaching out certain chemicals.
light	Seed germinates more readily after light exposure.
mycorrhizae	Seed germinates more readily if infected by a mycorrhizal symbiont.
none	No treatment required for seed to display high germination rates.
rain	Seed germinates more readily after rain.
scarify	Seed coat is removed, nicked, or otherwise punctured to increase germination.
smoke	Seed germinates more readily after being subjected to a smoke treatment; includes smoked water.
stratification	Seed germinates more readily after being stored in moist conditions; not specified if the treatment was `cold stratification` or `warm stratification`.
stratification_cold	Seed germinates more readily after a period of cold, wet storage.
stratification_warm	Seed germinates more readily after a period of warm, wet storage.

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030416) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 2,208 records. This includes: