a742c6d8-bc37-4ca2-8b81-2447c5a8858d María Medina Department of Ecology, University of Granada, Spain NA Av. de Fuente Nueva, s/n Granada 18071.0 Spain mariasm@ugr.es 2024-12-11T08:35:00.33478Z ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 EPSG 7.4 Germination of 93 acorn batches from 12 European Quercus species 2023-11-13T00:00:00 We present a dataset of 93 acorn batches from 12 European Quercus species on which 8-week germination tests have been carried out. In addtion, seed mass (g) and moisture content were measured. Information on collection locations, methods and dates is provided in order to correctly analyze the data. This database can be used to: (1) analysing the differences between species or populations at acorn/germination level, (2) assess the effect of acorn weight and moisture content on germination probability, (3) contrast the results of seeding in the field with the intrinsic germination capacity of acorns and, therefore, assess the limitation on germination imposed by environmental factors in the field, (4) help estimate the amount of acorns required to obtain a certain number of seedlings for both, direct-seeding operations in the field and sowing in the nursery. The database had the original purpose of contrasting the results of seeding in the field with the intrinsic germination capacity of acorns from the same batches, and therefore, to assess the limitation on germination imposed by environmental factors in an ongoing experiment (Leverkus et al. 2021). But this database may also prove valuable for other studies, for instance to analyse the differences between species or populations and the effect of acorn weight and moisture content on germination probability. Additionally, for direct-seeding operations in the field or sowing in the nursery, data on germination potential may help estimate the quantity of acorns required to obtain a certain number of seedlings. María Medina Department of Ecology, University of Granada, Spain NA Av. de Fuente Nueva, s/n Granada 18071.0 Spain mariasm@ugr.es Alexandro B Leverkus Department of Ecology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Laboratory of Ecology (iEcolab), Inter-University Institute for Earth System Research in Andalusia (IISTA), Granada, Spain; Forest Ecology and Restoration Group, Departament of Life sciences, University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain leverkus@ugr.es Oak/Quercus/Germination test/Acorn/Seed potential/Seed mass/Seed moisture/Seed viability GEMET inspire themes - version 1.0 2008-06-01 Europe/Austria/Bulgaria/Czech Republic/France/Georgia/Germany/Italy/Latvia/Montenegro/Norway/Poland/Portugal/Serbia/Slovakia/Spain/Sweden/Template forest/Mediterranean ECOLOGY/FORESTRY/PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 English -8.741194 44.665831 37.194528 60.80 2021-09-29 2023-03-22 https://doi.org/10.30827/Digibug.87318 DIGIBUG https://geodata.inrae.fr/geonetwork/srv/api/records/a742c6d8-bc37-4ca2-8b81-2447c5a8858d/attachments/original_file_metadata.xlsx WWW:DOWNLOAD original_file_metadata.xlsx Original File Metadata