PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sugii, Nellie
TI  - Flaming Fabaceae: using an alcohol flame to break seed dormancy
AID  - 10.3368/npj.19.1.74
DP  - 2018 Mar 20
TA  - Native Plants Journal
PG  - 74--75
VI  - 19
IP  - 1
4099  - http://npj.uwpress.org/content/19/1/74.short
4100  - http://npj.uwpress.org/content/19/1/74.full
SO  - NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL2018 Mar 20; 19
AB  - Soaking Fabaceae seeds in alcohol and then passing them through a flame for 2 to 3 s is a quick and easy way of promoting germination of at least 8 species of Hawaiian legumes. In addition to stimulating germination, the technique effectively sterilizes seeds for in vitro germination for micropropagation or for germination in the greenhouse.