Influence of pretreatment and desiccation on the germination of Laurus nobilis L. seeds.

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dc.contributor.authorTilki, Fahrettinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-04-09en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-02T03:45:07Z
dc.date.available2004-04-09en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-02T03:45:07Z
dc.date.issued2004-04-09en_US
dc.description.abstractThe effects of moist stratification, gibberellic acid (GA3) in combination with cold-moist stratification and desiccation on the germination of bay laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) seeds were studied. It was found that the external fleshy pericarp caused dormancy. There was also embryo dormancy and it was broken in seeds lacking pericarp either warm-moist stratification (20 degrees C day/4 degrees C night) or cold-moist stratification (4 degrees C) for 8 and 10 weeks, respectively. Gibberellic acid had little effect on germination percent and germination value of seeds without pericarp when used alone but significantly increased overall germination performance when used with cold-moist stratification. The viability of seeds dropped when the moisture content of the seeds was reduced by desiccation, and the time required to reach the critical moisture levels in the seeds differed in the different desiccation temperatures. The critical minimum seed moisture content for bay laurel was around 15% and the seeds showed the typical behavior of recalcitrant seeds.en_US
dc.description.affiliationKansas University, Faculty of Forestry, Artvin Orman Fakultesi, Artvin-08000, Turkey. fahrettintilki@hotmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationTilki F. Influence of pretreatment and desiccation on the germination of Laurus nobilis L. seeds. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2004 Apr; 25(2): 157-61en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/113286
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.geocities.com/j_environ_biol/en_US
dc.subject.meshCold Temperatureen_US
dc.subject.meshGerminationen_US
dc.subject.meshGibberellins --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshLaurus --growth & developmenten_US
dc.subject.meshSeeds --growth & developmenten_US
dc.subject.meshWateren_US
dc.titleInfluence of pretreatment and desiccation on the germination of Laurus nobilis L. seeds.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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