On 19-Jan-12, at 9:06 PM, penstemon wrote: > If it’s true that astragalus seeds emit allelopathic chemicals to > inhibit germination of other seeds of their own species, this has > got to be the dumbest survival strategy in the plant kingdom. What > if the seedling that germinates first poisons all the rest of the > seed and then dies?
In the wild they would be scattered more, not all next to each other as they are in a pot. > Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada cool mediterranean climate moderate dry summers, moderate rainy winters 68 cm rain (27 in) _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
