Mechanisms fo Release of Deep Dormancy in Seeds of Australian Plant Species used in Land Restoration

超过400万公顷的澳大利亚土地目前需要重新植被。为了促进这一点，迫切需要利用本地物种的大规模植被重建计划。目前，由于深度休眠，许多理想的物种很难繁殖，但由于它们在许多生态系统中的基石功能，它们仍然是需要的。因此，本研究的目的是研究关键恢复树种种子休眠的解除。该项目的成果将显著增加土地恢复从业者目前可用于土地恢复工作的物种组合，因此将提高澳大利亚恢复计划的质量和效率。

Over 4 million Ha of Australian land is currently in need of revegetation. To facilitate this, large-scale revegetation programs utilising native species are urgently required. Currently, many desirable species are difficult to propagate due to deep intractable dormancy, but are nevertheless needed due to their keystone function in many ecosystems. The aim is to therefore investigate seed dormancy alleviation in key rehabilitation species. Outcomes flowing from this project will significantly increase the suite of species currently available for land restoration efforts by land rehabilitation practitioners and will therefore increase the quality and effectiveness of Australian restoration programs.