BioMed Central https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:6784 doi:10.1186/s13595-024-01267-2 ISSN: 1286-4560 application/pdf 1712474 bytes eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Acorn, Germination test, Seedlot germination potential, Seed mass, Seed moisture, Seed viability Key message We provide data on seedlot germination potential—a key trait related to regeneration—of 12 oak species. Germination was tested at the University of Granada following international protocols with 8985 acorns from 93 batches and 16 countries across Europe. Ex situ germination of European acorns: data from 93 batches of 12 Quercus species 2024 Medina, María Reyes‑Martín, Marino P. Levy, Laura Lázaro‑González, Alba Andivia, Enrique Annighöfer, Peter Assaad, Farhah Bauhus, Jürgen Benavides, Raquel Böhlenius, Henrik Cambria, Vito E. Carbonero, María D. Castro, Jorge Chalatashvili, Akaki Chiatante, Donato Cocozza, Claudia Corticeiro, Sofia Lazdina, Dagnija De Dato, Giovanbattista De Sanctis, Michele Devetaković, Jovana Drossler, Lars Ehrenbergerová, Lenka Ferus, Peter Gómez‑Aparicio, Lorena Hampe, Arndt Hanssen, Kjersti H. Heinze, Berthold Jakubowski, Marcin Jiménez, María N. Kanjevac, Branko Keizer, Jan J. Kerkez‑Janković, Ivona Klisz, Marcin Kowalkowski, Wojciech Kremer, Klaus Kroon, Johan La Montagna, Dario Lazarević, Jelena Lingua, Emanuele Lucas‑Borja, Manuel E. Łukowski, Adrian Löf, Magnus Maia, Paula Mairota, Paola Maltoni, Alberto Mariotti, Barbara Martiník, Antonín Marzano, Raffaella Matías, Luis Mcclory, Ryan W. Merino, Manuel Mondanelli, Lucia Montagnoli, Antonio Monteverdi, Maria C. Moreno‑Llorca, Ricardo Navarro, Francisco B. Nonić, Marina Nunes, Luís Oliet, Juan A. Patrício, Maria S. Poduška, Zoran Popović, Vladan Puchałka, Radosław Rey‑Benayas, José M. Robakowski, Piotr Sewerniak, Piotr Szczerba, Marek Ureña‑Lara, Carmen Vendina, Viktorija Villar‑Salvador, Pedro Witzell, Johanna Leverkus, Alexandro B. info:eu-repo/semantics/article Annals of Forest Science