Studies on diaspore heteromorphism of plant species in the cold deserts of northwest China

摘要

The cold deserts of northern Xinjiang Province in northwest China are rich in diaspore heteromorphic species. Thus, diaspore biology has been compared in more fruit/seed heteromorphic species native to this region than for any other region worldwide.Our purpose was to review the literature on the comparative biology of dispersal and dormancy in heteromorphic diaspores in Xinjiang desert plants.