Behrooz Salehi-Eskandari; Farzaneh Aslani
Abstract
Echinophora platyloba is an aromatic perennial plant belonging to the family Apiaceae which is used as food seasoning and persevering in Iran and the shoots have medicinal properties. This study aimed to investigate treatments of moist chilling (0,30, 45, 70 and 90 days), gibberellic acid (GA3; 0, 500, ...
Read More
Echinophora platyloba is an aromatic perennial plant belonging to the family Apiaceae which is used as food seasoning and persevering in Iran and the shoots have medicinal properties. This study aimed to investigate treatments of moist chilling (0,30, 45, 70 and 90 days), gibberellic acid (GA3; 0, 500, 1000 and 2000 mg/L) and scarification alone or a combination of these treatments for breaking seed dormancy of E. platyloba. The dormancy of the seeds was broken only after 90 days of moist chilling. Pretreatment GA only at the highest level (2000 mg/L) could induce seed germination (GP; 33%), the highest GP (50%) and germination index (GR; 3 seeds per day) was recorded in moist chilling treatment 45 days with GA3 treatment of 1000 mg/L. The lowest of GR was related to moist chilling treatment for 90 days and moist chilling treatment for 30 and 70 days with GA3 treatments of 500 and 2000 mg/L. The scarification treatment alone or combined with other treatments does not affect germination parameters.
Fateme Agah; Mohammad Ali Esmaeili; Mohammad Farzam; Rahmat Abasi
Abstract
Two separate experiments was arranged in a randomized complete design in 4 replicates in order to evaluate agronomy aspects of cultivation and aim of evaluation effective treatments in breaking dormancy of native and valuable medicinal plant, Caper seeds (Mazdavand ecotype) and also to evaluate the best ...
Read More
Two separate experiments was arranged in a randomized complete design in 4 replicates in order to evaluate agronomy aspects of cultivation and aim of evaluation effective treatments in breaking dormancy of native and valuable medicinal plant, Caper seeds (Mazdavand ecotype) and also to evaluate the best seed bed medium for germination of Caper seeds along with sustainable agricultural systems. Treatments in breaking dormancy test included control (distilled water), pre chilling (for 2 and 3 months), GA3 (250 and 500 ppm for 12 hours), KNO3 (0.2 and 0.5% for 12 hours), scarification with sandpaper (85%), seed coat removal, soaking in NaClO 0.5% for 5 minutes, scarification+250 ppm GA3, scarification+0.2% KNO3, scarification+250ppm GA3+0.2%KNO3. Treatments in evaluation the best seed bed medium experiment included control (soil of habitat), manure fertilizer, vermicompost and bio-fertilizer (phosphonitrokara). According to results of first examination, pre-chilling for 2 and 3 months were the best treatments for breaking dormancy (with 85% germination and 3.5 seeds per day germination rate). Also, results of evaluation the seed bed medium, showed that vermicompost had the highest germination percentage, highest number of leaves and the most seedling weight vigor index. Vermicompost and manure fertilizer had the highest leaf length, shoot length and seedling dry weight. Manure fertilizer and vermicompost, while creating sustainable agricultural conditions, increased the growth and improved morphological characteristics of the Caper medicinal plant seedlings.
Behrooz Salehi-Eskandari; Mohsen Kaviani
Abstract
Astragalus, is one of perennial and various species which is expanded in an Iranian’s ranges. In regard to the expansion of plant shoot in grassland with steep, we can use it to prevent soil erosion. Also, we use some species of Astragalus to gum tragacanth extract. This study aimed to identify ...
Read More
Astragalus, is one of perennial and various species which is expanded in an Iranian’s ranges. In regard to the expansion of plant shoot in grassland with steep, we can use it to prevent soil erosion. Also, we use some species of Astragalus to gum tragacanth extract. This study aimed to identify methods of dormancy breaking and characters of germination in four species that was designed. Seeds of four species A. brevidens, A. podolobus, A. caragana, and A. cyclophyllus were purchased from the Seeds Institute of the name of Isfahan Pakan Bazr. Treatments used for the experiment were dry chilling for 15 and 30 days, moist chilling for 15 and 30 days, scarification with sandpaper, and gibberellic acid (GA3, four levels). The results demonstrated that treatments of scarification and moist chilling for 15 days are the most effective treatments to increase seed germination. The majority of species moist chilling for 15 days can significantly increase the germination index while minimum germination index belongs to scarification, which consequently increased the mean germination time. Between the species, the A .caragana has the most germination percentage and germination index, which shows the highest compatibility of this species to the ecological condition in an Iranian Ranges.
fatemeh shamsodin; alireza moshki; homan ravanbakhsh; maryam mollashahi
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effects of different treatments on seed germination and survival of seeds in two regions around Semnan, Sokan (as the understory of pine and black locust plantation) and Soofiabad (as a desert shrub land). The amount of germination of these seeds from two region was ...
Read More
This study aimed to investigate the effects of different treatments on seed germination and survival of seeds in two regions around Semnan, Sokan (as the understory of pine and black locust plantation) and Soofiabad (as a desert shrub land). The amount of germination of these seeds from two region was estimated by 22 treatments through mechanical (scarification by sand paper) and chemical treatments (sulfuric acid, nitric acid, sodium hydroxide), each treatment in three period of time (10, 20 and 30 minute) and control treatment under greenhouse condition. Furthermore, some parameters such as seed germination speed, height and diameter of seedlings were studied by applying 22 different treatments. The results showed that the highest germination and growth of seedlings were observed under physical scarifying treatment and under Sulfuric acid treatment after 10 minutes. Amount of germination in mechanical treatment (scarification by sand paper) in Sokan seed (71 percent) was more than Sofi abad (57 percent), significantly. Increasing the time of sulfuric acid treatment (from 10 to 30 minute) decreased the germination of seeds (maximum germination in Sokan region in 10 minute treatment was 53.4 and in Sofiabad region was 28.3 percent). The germination rate in Sokan forest ecosystem under scarifying treatment and sulfuric acid (10 minutes) was significantly higher (53.4) than those in desert ecosystem Sufi-Abad (28.7). Moreover, the results of electric conductivity test also showed that the Sufi-Abad had lower quality of seeds. As electric conductivity in Sokan and Sofiabad seed was 3.36 and 6.84, respectively.
Abstract
Given that the seed germination of Chinese parasol tree (Firmiana simplex L.) and hence its propagation is experiencing difficulties, therefore, this study investigates the factors limiting seed germination of mentioned tree and how to troubleshoot them are discussed. This experiment was conducted in ...
Read More
Given that the seed germination of Chinese parasol tree (Firmiana simplex L.) and hence its propagation is experiencing difficulties, therefore, this study investigates the factors limiting seed germination of mentioned tree and how to troubleshoot them are discussed. This experiment was conducted in 2014 in a completely randomized design with a factorial arrangement with three replications in the laboratory of Horticultural Science Department, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources of Iran. In order to remove physical dormancy (impermeable seed coat) mechanical scarification treatments with fine sand (shaking seeds and building sand for 5, 10 and 15 minutes), hot water (70 °C) and acid (treatments of seeds with solution of concentrated sulfuric acid for 1, 5 and 10 minutes and then rinse by tap water for 20 minutes) were used. Moreover to remove the physiological dormancy, stratification of seeds were applied for 30, 45 and 60 days in 3-6oC. The results showed that the highest percentage of seed germination was related to scarification by sand (78%) for 15 minutes and stratification for 30 days. The lowest seed germination rate among all treatments was related to control (4.6%). In overall, it can be concluded from various treatments which used to break dormancy in seeds of Firmiana simplex, it is clear that the seeds of mentioned tree include dual seed dormancy, including seed coat and embryo dormancy. The results also showed seedling establishment of 86.6 % related to combination of scarification and stratification in the mentioned treatment has been much higher than other treatments, specially control (without scarification).
Volume 4, Issue 2 , December 2015, , Pages 51-65
Abstract
To study the problems of the Astragalus seed germination, a factorial experiment includes ecotype and dormancy breaking was carried out in base of a completely randomized design with 3 replications. The first factor consisted of different ecotypes Samirom, Damavand, Zanjan and the second factor was seed ...
Read More
To study the problems of the Astragalus seed germination, a factorial experiment includes ecotype and dormancy breaking was carried out in base of a completely randomized design with 3 replications. The first factor consisted of different ecotypes Samirom, Damavand, Zanjan and the second factor was seed dormancy breaking treatments in 10 levels (mechanical scarification plus chilling time with 10, 20 and 30 days prechilling at 4 °C, mechanical scarification and gibberellic acid at a concentration of 400 and 500 ppm for 48 hours, scarification with sulfuric acid 96% for 2 and 4 min, mechanical scarification and 2% potassium nitrate for 72 h, mechanical scarification and gibberellic acid 400 ppm for 48 h with 20 days prechilling and intact seeds as control. Results showed that the ecotypes were different significantly for all traits except root length. Interaction of seed dormancy breaking treatments and ecotype were significant for all traits. Damavand ecotypewas higher than the restdue to the high viability, total germination percentage, germination rate and seedling vigor index. Among the treatments, mechanical scarification+gibberellic acid 400 ppm had more effective for germination parameters. Based on the results it could be said that seed dormancy is physical, because of seed scarification treatments they were able to absorb water and germinate.
Volume 2, Issue 2 , December 2013, , Pages 147-159
Abstract
To find methods of breaking seed dormancy,an experiment was arranged in a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design with three replications in laboratory ofGorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resourcesduring 2010. The seeds were divided into three portions. Two portions ...
Read More
To find methods of breaking seed dormancy,an experiment was arranged in a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design with three replications in laboratory ofGorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resourcesduring 2010. The seeds were divided into three portions. Two portions of seeds within a period of two and four weeks in temperature of 4οC was remained uniformity under moist conditions (cold stratification) and one another part of seeds located in laboratory conditions and ordinary temperature. Then nine mechanical and chemical scarification treatments (using of gibberellic acid with concentration of 500, 1500 and 2000 ppm; 1, 2 and 4 minutes soaking in sulfuric acid; 1, 2 and 3 minutes of using of Emery)were applied on these seed portions and the germination percentage, rate and uniformity were investigated. Also, in order to determine the effect of treatments on permeability of seed coat to water, water adsorption trend of wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis) seed was studied after using of treatments. Results of experiment indicated that prechilling, scarification treatments and their interaction effects have significant effect on germination components. According to results, effective treatments following by 24 hours of soaking in gibberllic acid(density=2000, 1500 ppm) andmechanical scarification for 2 minutes treatment, in non-prechilling and 2 weeks prechilling. No use of prechilling treatment, germination percentage in 24 hours of soaking in gibberllic acid(density=2000, 1500 ppm) andmechanical scarification for 2 minutes treatment observed 58.5, 56 and 47.5%, respectively. Despite two weeks of moist chilling, germination percentage of these treatments with a slight increase was about 77.25, 76.5 and 53.25%, respectively, meanwhile under four weeks of moist chilling, germination percentage in above treatments decreased about 77, 65 and 66%. In the end it became clear that the best treatment for reduction of wild mustard seed dormancy and improve its germination was 24 hours of soaking in gibberllic acid(density=1500 ppm) andemery for 2 minutes treatment