The effect of soil inoculants on seed germination of native and invasive species

摘要: Successful reintroduction of native species through ecological restoration requires understanding the complex process seed germination. Soil microbes play an important role in promoting establishment and are often added to sites during sowing. We tested soil- lab-grown bacterial inoculants on germination timing percent for 19 plants commonly found coastal California. Each exhibited a different response inoculant treatments, but overall time-to-germination was longer lower with soil compared control or other treatments. The invasive our study had highest all germinated faster than shrubs. Germination negatively correlated mass. Our results suggest that chemical treatment effective at increasing some species, whe...