Fig. 5

Aerial and root length of the Cistus ladanifer seedlings (mean + sd) from seeds that were not exposed to heat shock. These measures were taken after 2 months of growth under greenhouse conditions. The seed of these seedlings were directly left to germinate under five different treatments: Con: control; ↑Lit: high load of litter; ↓Lit: low load of litter; ↑Ash: high load of ash; ↓Ash: low load of ash