Author:
Reddy Krishna N.,Singh Megh
Abstract
Effects of environmental factors on germination and emergence of hairy beggarticks were examined in laboratory and greenhouse studies. Optimum temperature range for germination of hairy beggarticks was 25/20 to 35/30 C (day/night, 12/12 h). Germination decreased above or below this range. Temperatures below 15/10 C and above 45/40 C were unfavorable for germination. Hairy beggarticks seed can germinate under both a 12-h photoperiod and a 24-h dark regime. Seed germinated 78 to 90% in buffer solutions of pH 4 to 9. Radicle growth was more sensitive to extreme pH than germination. Osmotic stress up to −0.1 MPa had little effect on germination, but less than 3% of the seed germinated at an osmotic stress of −0.75 MPa. Hairy beggarticks seed (13%) germinated at NaCl concentration of 100 mM but failed to germinate at 200 mM NaCl. Maximum emergence occurred when seed were planted less than 1 cm deep. No seedlings emerged when planted 10 cm deep. Flooding even for a day following planting decreased emergence to 25% compared to no flooding (56%). Seedling emergence decreased sharply with a further increase in duration of flooding, and no seedlings emerged when flooding was maintained up to 28 d after planting.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Plant Science,Agronomy and Crop Science
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82 articles.
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