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Natural Inhibitions as a Part of the Forest Ecosystem

Naturally occurring substances in several plants found in pine forests inhibit germination of jack pine seeds. These include sand cherry, black cherry, golden rod, pussy willow and wintergreen. Others, including rice grass, june berry, bunch berry, star flower and red pine seem, at times, to stimulate jack pine seed germination.


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Author(s): Robert T. Brown

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1978

Event: Northeastern Area Nurserymen's Conference
1978 - East Lansing, MI