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  • 2017 - Seed Science Award, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

Carol C. Baskin is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these domains, they focus on specialized subfields that include Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Molecular Biology, and Ecology.

The main topics featured in their work cover a range of botanical and ecological studies such as Seed Germination and Physiology, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Allelopathy and Phytotoxic Interactions, Fern and Epiphyte Biology, and Plant Diversity and Evolution.

Carol C. Baskin has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers, reflecting their ongoing engagement in research. Some notable recent publications include:

  • Breaking Seed Dormancy during Dry Storage: A Useful Tool or Major Problem for Successful Restoration via Direct Seeding? (2020, Plants)
  • Seed Priming with Phytohormones: An Effective Approach for the Mitigation of Abiotic Stress (2020, Plants)
  • The great diversity in kinds of seed dormancy: a revision of the Nikolaeva-Baskin classification system for primary seed dormancy (2021, Seed Science Research)
  • Effect of Light Intensity on Morphology, Photosynthesis and Carbon Metabolism of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Seedlings (2022, Plants)
  • Global patterns of potential future plant diversity hidden in soil seed banks (2021, Nature Communications)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Baskin include:

  • Jerry M. Baskin
  • Dunyan Tan
  • Xuejun Yang
  • Zhenying Huang
  • Elias Soltani

Carol C. Baskin's work appears regularly in publication venues such as Seed Science Research, Plants, Planta, Journal of Ecology, and Plant and Soil. These journals provide an outlet for contributions to seed biology, plant science, and ecological research.

  • Seed Science Research
  • Plants
  • Planta
  • Journal of Ecology
  • Plant and Soil

They have been recognized with the Seed Science Award from the American Society of Agronomy in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and Germination

    Carol C. Baskin;Jerry M. Baskin

  • A classification system for seed dormancy

    Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin

  • Taxonomy, anatomy and evolution of physical dormancy in seeds

    Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin;Xiaojie Li

  • GERMINATION ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF HERBACEOUS PLANT SPECIES IN A TEMPERATE REGION

    Carol C. Baskin;Jerry M. Baskin

  • The Annual Dormancy Cycle in Buried Weed Seeds: A Continuum

    Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin

  • Ecological aspects of seed desiccation sensitivity

    John C. Tweddle;John B. Dickie;Carol C. Baskin;Jerry M. Baskin

  • CHAPTER 4 – Physiology of Dormancy and Germination in Relation to Seed Bank Ecology

    Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin

  • The evolution of seed dormancy: environmental cues, evolutionary hubs, and diversification of the seed plants

    Charles G. Willis;Charles G. Willis;Carol C. Baskin;Jerry M. Baskin;Josh R. Auld

  • Seed Priming with Phytohormones: An Effective Approach for the Mitigation of Abiotic Stress

    Mohammad Saidur Rhaman;Shahin Imran;Farjana Rauf;Mousumi Khatun

  • Endemism in rock outcrop plant communities of unglaciated eastern United States: an evaluation of the roles of the edaphic, genetic and light factors

    Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin

  • Breaking physical dormancy in seeds – focussing on the lens

    Carol C. Baskin

  • Ecophysiology of Secondary Dormancy in Seeds of Ambrosia Artemisiifolia

    Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin

  • Defining transient and persistent seed banks in species with pronounced seasonal dormancy and germination patterns

    Jeffrey L. Walck;Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin;Siti N. Hidayati

  • Mistakes in germination ecology and how to avoid them

    Carol C. Baskin;Ken Thompson;Jerry M. Baskin

  • More than just a coating: Ecological importance, taxonomic occurrence and phylogenetic relationships of seed coat mucilage

    Xuejun Yang;Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin;Zhenying Huang

  • Physical dormancy in seeds of Dodonaea viscosa (Sapindales, Sapindaceae) from Hawaii

    Jerry M. Baskin;Barbara H. Davis;Carol C. Baskin;Sean M. Gleason

  • Studies on the seed biology of 100 native species of trees in a seasonal moist tropical forest, Panama, Central America

    Adriana Sautu;Adriana Sautu;Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin;Richard S. Condit

  • Functional and phylogenetic assembly in a Chinese tropical tree community across size classes, spatial scales and habitats

    Jie Yang;Jie Yang;Guocheng Zhang;Guocheng Zhang;Xiuqin Ci;Xiuqin Ci;Nathan G. Swenson

  • Evolutionary considerations of claims for physical dormancy-break by microbial action and abrasion by soil particles

    Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin

  • Effect of temperature, light and salinity on seed germination and radicle growth of the geographically widespread halophyte shrub Halocnemum strobilaceum.

    Xiao-Xia Qu;Zhen-Ying Huang;Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin

  • Role of temperature in the germination ecology of three summer annual weeds.

    Jerry M. Baskin;Carol C. Baskin

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry M. Baskin
Jerry M. Baskin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenying Huang
Zhenying Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guozhen Du
Guozhen Du Lanzhou University
Kingsley W. Dixon
Kingsley W. Dixon Curtin University
Min Cao
Min Cao Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
Per Milberg
Per Milberg Linköping University
David J. Merritt
David J. Merritt University of Western Australia
Martin Hermy
Martin Hermy KU Leuven
Ming Dong
Ming Dong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhibiao Nan
Zhibiao Nan Lanzhou University

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