Seed Volume Dataset—An Ongoing Inventory of Seed Size Expressed by Volume

Elsa Ganhão and Luís Silva Dias
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Elsa Ganhão: Department of Biology, University of Évora, Ap. 94, 7000-554 Évora, Portugal
Luís Silva Dias: Department of Biology, University of Évora, Ap. 94, 7000-554 Évora, Portugal

Data, 2019, vol. 4, issue 2, 1-10

Abstract: This paper presents a dataset of seed volumes calculated from length, width, and when available, thickness, abstracted from printed literature—essentially scientific journals and books including Floras and illustrated manuals, from online inventories, and from data obtained directly by the authors or provided by colleagues. Seed volumes were determined from the linear dimensions of seeds using published equations and decision trees. Ways of characterizing species by seed volume were compared and the minimum volume of the seed was found to be preferable. The adequacy of seed volume as a surrogate for seed size was examined and validated using published data on the relationship between light requirements for seed germination and seed size expressed as mass.

Keywords: germination in light and dark; seed size; seed volume; soil seed banks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C8 C80 C81 C82 C83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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