The purpose of this paper was to study the relationship between seedsgermination and the chemical components of eight xerophytic shrubs(Artemisia sphaerocephala,Reaumuria soongorica,Haloxylon ammodendron,Hedysarum mongdicum,Zygophyllum xanthoxylum,Nitraria tangutorum Bobr.,Ammopiptanthus mongolicus,Caragana korshinskii)in suitable germination conditions.These seeds' content of starch,fat,protein,carbon(C),nitrogen(N),phosphorus(P)and germination rate and water absorption were detected,while the C∶N∶P ratio...