作者: Kimberlee J. Chambers , Nancy J. Turner , Patricia Ann Bowen , Peter C. Keller
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摘要: Preliminary research indicates that treating arrow-leaved balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. [Asteraceae]) seeds with ethylene before stratification increases germination without affecting seedling morphology. Arrow-leaved is one of the most dominant forbs in sagebrush and grassland ecosystems Interior Plateau northwest North America. Widely used as a food medicinal plant by indigenous peoples this region, has shown recent it potential herb, source inulin, for ecological restoration purposes, horticulture. The significance species native difficulty inherent wild harvesting identifies candidate crop development to meet future needs. Improving first step meeting objectives economic First Nations communities environmental conservation.