Optimizing physiological dormancy break of understudied cold desert perennials to improve seed-based restoration

In degraded drylands, post-disturbance native plant community re-establishment is almost exclusively conducted using seeds. These restoration efforts are challenging, in large part as a result of a limited understanding of seed dormancy and germination traits. In this paper, we characterize these traits for four herbaceous perennials (Asteraceae) that are widely distributed and highly desired in the restoration of ecologically imperiled drylands...