Facilitating Seed Germination of Eight Species of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Native of Iran, Using Chemical Scarification and Cold Stratification
Given the medicinal and ornamental properties of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), and given that there are some problems in its propagation, which is due to the hard cover of the seeds and immature embryo, working out techniques that can facilitate the process of seeds’ germination is of great i...
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| author | Masume Hematifar Ali Tehranifar Hasan Akbari bishe Bahram Abedi |
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| description | Given the medicinal and ornamental properties of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), and given that there are some problems in its propagation, which is due to the hard cover of the seeds and immature embryo, working out techniques that can facilitate the process of seeds’ germination is of great import. Thus, the present study sought to identify the best method for the purpose of breaking the seed dormancy of 8 species of native hawthorn of Iran. The study was carried out as factorial with a completely randomized design and had three replications. The first, second and third factors were, respectively species of Hawthorn in eight levels, sulfuric acid in three levels (half and an hour versus non-treated (control) and chilling treatment in three levels (90, 105 and 120 days, respectively). The results showed that the highest percentage of germination (32%) and germination rate (9.1 day-1) were obtained under the interaction of sulfuric acid treatment for one hour, followed by a 120-day chilling period in C.turkestanica, which had a significant difference with other treatments. It is concluded that hawthorn seeds have deep endocarp and physiological dormancy. The interaction of Sulfuric acid treatment and moist chilling play an important role in increasing the percentage and speed of germination of Hawthorn seeds.
Highlights:
Achieving the best way to break the dormancy of Hawthorn seeds in different species and genotypes.
Shortening the seeds’ germination time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d127aa2d4c324dd49750f1afec91c50f2022-12-21T18:45:42ZfasYasouj Universityپژوهشهای بذر ایران2383-12512383-14802018-03-01421322Facilitating Seed Germination of Eight Species of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Native of Iran, Using Chemical Scarification and Cold StratificationMasume Hematifar0Ali Tehranifar1Hasan Akbari bishe2Bahram Abedi3 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Department of Horticultural SciencFerdowsi University of Mashhad Academic member in the Center for Agricultural Research in Isfahan Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Given the medicinal and ornamental properties of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), and given that there are some problems in its propagation, which is due to the hard cover of the seeds and immature embryo, working out techniques that can facilitate the process of seeds’ germination is of great import. Thus, the present study sought to identify the best method for the purpose of breaking the seed dormancy of 8 species of native hawthorn of Iran. The study was carried out as factorial with a completely randomized design and had three replications. The first, second and third factors were, respectively species of Hawthorn in eight levels, sulfuric acid in three levels (half and an hour versus non-treated (control) and chilling treatment in three levels (90, 105 and 120 days, respectively). The results showed that the highest percentage of germination (32%) and germination rate (9.1 day-1) were obtained under the interaction of sulfuric acid treatment for one hour, followed by a 120-day chilling period in C.turkestanica, which had a significant difference with other treatments. It is concluded that hawthorn seeds have deep endocarp and physiological dormancy. The interaction of Sulfuric acid treatment and moist chilling play an important role in increasing the percentage and speed of germination of Hawthorn seeds. Highlights: Achieving the best way to break the dormancy of Hawthorn seeds in different species and genotypes. Shortening the seeds’ germination time.http://yujs.yu.ac.ir/jisr/browse.php?a_code=A-10-273-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1Sulfuric acid Seed dormancy Germination percentage Stratification |
| spellingShingle | Masume Hematifar Ali Tehranifar Hasan Akbari bishe Bahram Abedi Facilitating Seed Germination of Eight Species of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Native of Iran, Using Chemical Scarification and Cold Stratification پژوهشهای بذر ایران Sulfuric acid Seed dormancy Germination percentage Stratification |
| title | Facilitating Seed Germination of Eight Species of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Native of Iran, Using Chemical Scarification and Cold Stratification |
| title_full | Facilitating Seed Germination of Eight Species of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Native of Iran, Using Chemical Scarification and Cold Stratification |
| title_fullStr | Facilitating Seed Germination of Eight Species of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Native of Iran, Using Chemical Scarification and Cold Stratification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facilitating Seed Germination of Eight Species of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Native of Iran, Using Chemical Scarification and Cold Stratification |
| title_short | Facilitating Seed Germination of Eight Species of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Native of Iran, Using Chemical Scarification and Cold Stratification |
| title_sort | facilitating seed germination of eight species of hawthorn crataegus spp native of iran using chemical scarification and cold stratification |
| topic | Sulfuric acid Seed dormancy Germination percentage Stratification |
| url | http://yujs.yu.ac.ir/jisr/browse.php?a_code=A-10-273-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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