Name: Jerry M. Baskin
Academic title: Professor
Subject categories: plant ecology, plant geography, and plant evolutionary ecology
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Research Interests:(1) life cycle and germination ecology of woody and herbaceous species of angiosperms, (2) biology, conservation, and geographical ecology of plant taxa endemic to cedar (limestone) glades of unglaciated eastern United States, and (3) plant geography of Kentucky.
Publications (part):
Baskin, C.C. andJ.M. Baskin. 1998."Seeds: Ecology, biogeography, and evolution of dormancy and germination." Academic Press, San Diego.
Baskin, C. C. and J. M. Baskin (1988). "Germination ecophysiology of herbaceous plant species in a temperate region." American Journal of Botany: 286-305.
Baskin, C. C., et al. (1993). "Annual seed dormancy cycles in two desert winter annuals." Journal of Ecology: 551-556.
Baskin, C. C., et al. (1995). "Two types of morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of two genera (Osmorhiza and Erythronium) with an Arcto-Tertiary distribution pattern." American Journal of Botany: 293-298.
Baskin, C. C., et al. (2006). "Mistakes in germination ecology and how to avoid them." Seed science research 16(3): 165-168.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1973). "Plant population differences in dormancy and germination characteristics of seeds: heredity or environment?" American midland naturalist: 493-498.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1976). "High temperature requirement for afterripening in seeds of winter annuals." New Phytologist 77(3): 619-624.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1977). "Role of temperature in the germination ecology of three summer annual weeds." Oecologia 30(4): 377-382.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1978). "The seed bank in a population of an endemic plant species and its ecological significance." Biological Conservation 14(2): 125-130.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1980). "Ecophysiology of secondary dormancy in seeds of Ambrosia artemisiifolia." Ecology: 475-480.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1983). "Seasonal changes in the germination responses of buried seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana and ecological interpretation." Botanical Gazette: 540-543.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1985). "The annual dormancy cycle in buried weed seeds: a continuum." BioScience 35(8): 492-498.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1985). "Does seed dormancy play a role in the germination ecology of Rumex crispus?" Weed Science 33.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1988). "Endemism in rock outcrop plant communities of unglaciated eastern United States: an evaluation of the roles of the edaphic, genetic and light factors." Journal of Biogeography.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1990). "Germination ecophysiology of seeds of the winter annual Chaerophyllum tainturieri: a new type of morphophysiological dormancy." The Journal of Ecology: 993-1004.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (1991). "Nondeep complex morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of Osmorhiza claytonii (Apiaceae)." American journal of botany (USA).
Baskin, J. M., et al. (1998). "A comparative study of seed dormancy and germination in an annual and a perennial species of Senna (Fabaceae)." Seed science research 8(4): 501-512.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (2000). "Evolutionary considerations of claims for physical dormancy-break by microbial action and abrasion by soil particles." Seed science research 10(4): 409-414.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (2000). "Vegetation of limestone and dolomite glades in the Ozarks and Midwest regions of the United States." Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden: 286-294.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (2003). "Classification, biogeography, and phylogenetic relationships of seed dormancy." Smith, RD; Dickie, JB; Linnington, SH: 517-544.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (2003). "The vascular flora of cedar glades of the southeastern United States and its phytogeographical relationships." Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society: 101-118.
Baskin, J. M. and C. C. Baskin (2004). "A classification system for seed dormancy." Seed science research 14(1): 1-16.
Baskin, J. M., et al. (2000). "Taxonomy, anatomy and evolution of physical dormancy in seeds." Plant Species Biology 15(2): 139-152.
Baskin, J. M., et al. (2004). "Physical dormancy in seeds of Dodonaea viscosa (Sapindales, Sapindaceae) from Hawaii." Seed science research 14(1): 81-90.
Baskin, J. M., et al. (2013). "The necessity for testing germination of fresh seeds in studies on diaspore heteromorphism as a life-history strategy." Seed science research 23(02): 83-88.
Baskin, J. M., et al. (2014). "Diaspore dispersal ability and degree of dormancy in heteromorphic species of cold deserts of northwest China: A review." Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 16(2): 93-99.