Data Essential to Completeness of Reports on Seed Germination of Native Plants
Lawrence DB, Lawrence ED, Seim AL. 1947. Data Essential to Completeness of Reports on Seed Germination of Native Plants. Ecology. 28(1):76-78
Scientists will agree that an important criterion of a well-written report on an experiment is whether the details recorded are adequate to enable another worker to duplicate the procedure and to attain approximately the same results with the same experimental material. A critical survey of sixty-four publications since 1930 dealing with storage and germination of 364 species of seeds reveals that the data supplied in most cases are so fragmentary that duplication of the test by another worker would be entirely impossible. A large proportion of the inconsistency in the literature may be ascribed to the fact that conflicting results of various workers cannot be properly evaluated. One cannot tell whether the differences are inherent in the test conditions or in the genetic makeup of organisms. It would seem that many seed experimenters have not recognized a number of factors which may affect results of germination tests.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Lawrence, D.; Lawrence, E.; Seim, A.
- Units
- SODN
- Keywords
- Ecology, Inventory and Monitoring (I&M), Plant Studies