2. Material and Methods
We conducted two experiments in Hong Kong over 2020 to 2021, each
subjected to different treatment methods (seed coating and surface
soil). The procedure is described in detail in the sections below, where
we define the study site in Section 2.1, identify the species collection
method in Section 2.2, describe the experimental designs of seed coating
treatment and surface soil treatment, respectively in Section 2.3, and
describe the data analysis methods to evaluate the effectiveness of
treatment measures and species characteristics on seed germination
success in Section 2.4.