https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b8gtht7mk

Germination tests carried out on seed of Silene uniflora after 6 months’ dry storage at room temperature. The tests were carried out on filter paper in five replicate Petri dishes (sealed with Parafilm), with 20 seeds per replicate dish. Dishes were kept in incubators with illumination from warm-white fluorescent tubes for 12h/day and monitored for up to 47 days. The response to temperature was tested at 5, 10, 15 and 20 °C. The response to salinity (0, 50, 100 and 200 mM NaCl ) was tested at 15 and 20°C.

The data are presented as a single Excel spreadsheet book. Sheet 1 is an explanation, sheet 2 contains the temperature response data, sheet 3 contains the salinity response at 15°C data, and sheet 4 contains salinity response at 20°C data. The columns represent cumulative numbers of germinated seeds in treatments (grouped by their replicates). The rows represent days from the start of the experiment. All have descriptive headings/labels.

This work was carried out in support of a review of this species in the series Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland. It might be used for making comparisons of germination biology with other species, particularly maritime ones.