Warm Stratification and Chemical Treatments Overcome the Dormancy and Promotes Germination of Colchicum kotschyi Boiss Seeds under in Vitro Condition

Colchicum kotschyi Boiss grows wildly in Iran. Propagation of this perennial geophyte plant takes a long time either by corm or seed. Seeds usually have a deep dormancy and take more than a year to germinate. Therefore in order to find out an effective method to shorten this period, a factorial expe...

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Main Authors: Morteza ALIREZAIE NOGHONDAR, Hossein AROUEE, Shamsali REZAZADEH, Mahmoud SHOOR, Yahya SELAHVARZI, Navid VAHDATI MASHHADIAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Land Measurements and Cadastre from Transylvania (SMTCT) 2011-05-01
Series:Notulae Scientia Biologicae
Online Access:http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/6057