Effects of immersing dry seeds in alkaline solutions on seed dormancy and water uptake in wild oat (Avena fatua)

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Q. Hou ◽  
G. M. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Seed Coat ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Alkaline Treatment ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Alkaline Solutions ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Dormancy Breaking ◽  
Breaking Dormancy

Effects of immersing dry seeds in KOH and NaOH solutions on seed dormancy and water uptake were studied in three dormant lines of wild oat (Avena fatua L.). KOH was more effective than NaOH in breaking dormancy. Maximum dormancy-breaking effect of 5.3 N KOH could be achieved with a 10- or 15-min treatment. Increase in treatment time did not necessarily increase germination; rather, it caused damage to the seeds. For 10-min treatment, 5.3 and 7.6 N KOH solutions were more effective than 3 and 9.8 N. Genetic lines responded differently to the KOH treatment. Initial rate and amount of water uptake by KOH-treated seed were significantly higher than by the untreated. It is believed that breaking dormancy by the alkaline treatment is related to removing the barrier to water uptake formed by the seed coat. Key words: Alkalis, Avena fatua, dormancy, seed coat, seedling growth

Effects of Chemical Treatments on Seed Germination of Zoysia (Zoysia japonica Steud.)

2013 ◽  
Vol 850-851 ◽  
pp. 1295-1302
Author(s):  
Li Li Qian ◽  
Shan Wang ◽  
Kai Ye ◽  
Cheng Fang
Keyword(s):  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Seed Coat ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Dormancy Breaking ◽  
Zoysia Japonica ◽  
Chemical Treatments ◽  
Chemical Agents ◽  
The Right

Zoysia (Zoysia japonica Steud.) is a warm-season turf grass, which possess seed coat-imposed dormancy that hampers germination. The objective of the present study was to determine the most effective methods in breaking the seed dormancy of zoysia. This experiment was used to find the right concentration and treatment time. KOH, NaOH, C3H6O, and H2SO4solutions are the four kinds of chemical agents used which were evaluated and sixty four treatments were conducted. The results indicated that all chemical agents investigated can successfully remove glumes and promote seed germination of zoysia under certain concentrations and treatment times. The best method for seed dormancy breaking in zoysia was 20% KOH solution for 30 min.

scholarly journals Seed anatomy and water uptake and their relation to seed dormancy of Ormosia paraensis Ducke

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-245
Author(s):  
Breno Marques da Silva e Silva ◽  
Camila de Oliveira e Silva ◽  
Fabiola Vitti Môro ◽  
Roberval Daiton Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Furniture Industry ◽  
Palisade Layer ◽  
Dormancy Breaking ◽  
Physical Dormancy ◽  
Seed Physiology ◽  
Breaking Dormancy ◽  
Hydrophobic Substances

Abstract: Ormosia paraensis Ducke has ornamental seeds widely used in the manufacture of bio-jewels and wood used in the furniture industry. For seedling production, the information on its seed physiology is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess methods for breaking dormancy and relate them to integument structure and water uptake by O. paraensis seeds. Seed dormancy-breaking was performed by mechanical scarification and soaking in sulfuric acid for 0, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes. Dormancy‐broken seeds were compared with intact seeds. Seed integument is formed by a cuticle (hydrophobic substances), epidermis (macroesclereids of the palisade layer,), hypodermis (osteosclereids), and parenchyma cells. Intact seeds did not absorb water after 72 hours of soaking. The highest percentages and rates of seed germination were observed in treatments with mechanical scarification and soaking in sulfuric acid for 60 or 120 minutes. Seed soaking in sulfuric acid (H2SO4 p.a. 98.08%) for 60 or 120 minutes or mechanical scarification are adequate to overcome physical dormancy associated with O. paraensis seed integument impermeability to water or gases.

scholarly journals Effects of Different Pretreatments and Seed Coat on Dormancy and Germination of Seeds of Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby (Fabaceae)

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Stephen I. Mensah ◽  
Chimezie Ekeke
Keyword(s):  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Seed Coat ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Mechanical Resistance ◽  
Physical Dormancy ◽  
Senna Obtusifolia

<p class="1Body">The seed dormancy of <em>Senna obtusifolia</em> was investigated through various methods, namely pretreatments in concentrated sulfuric acid, 2% potassium nitrate (KNO<sub>3</sub>), 99% ethanol, 99% methanol, and in hydrogen perioxide; examination of the seed coverings; and the determination of water uptake by the seeds in order to ascertain the most effective technique for breaking dormancy and also determine the dormancy type. The results showed that sulfuric acid treatment recorded the highest germination (100%); followed by 2% hydrogen peroxide treatment (24%) in 15minutes immersion. The methanol and ethanol pretreatments gave 18.33% and 16.5% germinations respectively. Pretreatment in 2% potassium nitrate gave the lowest germination (8.50%), while the intact seeds of <em>S. obtusifiolia</em> (control) gave 0% germination. The anatomy of the seed coat indicated the presence of hard, thickened and specialized cells of cuticle, macrosclereids, osteoscereids, and disintegrated parenchyma layers. The water uptake of intact seeds was low (13.5%) after 24 hr imbibitions. These findings revealed that the seed coat acts as barrier to germination by preventing water absorption, possibly gaseous diffusion in and out of the seed and conferring mechanical resistance to the protrusion of embryo. Pretreatments, such as immersion in H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4 </sub>will soften the seed coat and permit germination. Seed dormancy in <em>S. obtusifolia </em>can be considered of physical nature and classified as physical dormancy. The results obtained in this study may serve as useful information in the production and improvement of <em>S. obtusifolia </em>seedlings, as knowledge on seed dormancy and germination is a critical factor and requirements to the understanding of the propagation of this plant either in situ or ex-situ, in view of the economic potentials/attributes of this species.</p>

scholarly journals Dormancy-Breaking and Germination Requirements for Seeds of Sorbus alnifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) K.Koch (Rosaceae), a Mesic Forest Tree with High Ornamental Potential

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Yuhan Tang ◽  
Keliang Zhang ◽  
Yin Zhang ◽  
Jun Tao
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Soil Seed Bank ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Cold Stratification ◽  
Dormancy Breaking ◽  
Breaking Dormancy

Sorbus alnifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) K.Koch (Rosaceae) is an economically important tree in the temperate forests of Eastern China. In recent decades, ever-increasing use and modification of forestlands have resulted in major degeneration of the natural habitat of S. alnifolia. Moreover, S. alnifolia seeds germinate in a complicated way, leading to a high cost of propagation. The current study aimed to determine the requirements for breaking seed dormancy and for germination as well as to characterize the type of seed dormancy present in this species. Moreover, the roles of temperature, cold/warm stratification, and gibberellic acid (GA3) in breaking dormancy were tested combined with a study of the soil seed bank. The results showed that intact seeds of S. alnifolia were dormant, requiring 150 days of cold stratification to achieve the maximum germination percentage at 5/15 °C. Exposure of the seeds to ranges of temperatures at 15/25 °C and 20/30 °C resulted in secondary dormancy. Scarifying seed coat and partial removal of the cotyledon promoted germination. Compared with long-term cold stratification, one month of warm stratification plus cold stratification was superior in breaking dormancy. Application of GA3 did not break the dormancy during two months of incubation. Seeds of S. alnifolia formed a transient seed bank. The viability of freshly matured S. alnifolia seeds was 87.65% ± 11.67%, but this declined to 38.25% after 6-months of storage at room temperature. Seeds of S. alnifolia have a deep physiological dormancy; cold stratification will be useful in propagating this species. The long chilling requirements of S. alnifolia seeds would avoid seedling death in winter.

A genetic model and molecular markers for wild oat (Avena fatua L.) seed dormancy

1999 ◽  
Vol 99 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 711-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Fennimore ◽  
W. E. Nyquist ◽  
G. E. Shaner ◽  
R. W. Doerge ◽  
M. E. Foley
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Markers ◽  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Genetic Model ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Wild Oat

Germination response to phytochrome depends on specific dormancy states in wild oat (Avena fatua)

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (11) ◽  
pp. 1528-1532 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Q. Hou ◽  
G. M. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Gibberellic Acid ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Mechanical Injury ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Dormancy Breaking ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Germination Response ◽  
Genetic Origins

Effects of brief red and far-red light on germination of seeds from dormant lines of wild oat (Avena fatua L.) were studied in combination with mechanical injury to the seed coat, application of gibberellin A3, or changes in relative humidity during afterripening. Aberrant germination responses to phytochrome action were observed in the mechanically injured seeds in some of the lines, i.e., brief red light inhibited or delayed germination induced by injury, and immediately following far-red light cancelled the negative effects. Phytochrome action influenced germination of the gibberellin-treated seeds in a normal fashion, although effects of the gibberellic acid and brief red light on germination were not additive. Brief red light inhibited germination of seeds afterripened in zero relative humidity; the same light promoted germination of those in 30 and 60% relative humidity. Germination response to phytochrome in wild oat depends on specific seed dormancy states, illustrated by genetic origins, dormancy-breaking methods and afterripening conditions. Key words: Avena fatua, dormancy, mechanical injury, gibberellin A3, phytochrome, relative humidity.

Studies of acid-soluble phosphorus compounds in genetically pure lines of Avena fatua with different dormancy characteristics

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 2099-2104 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Jain ◽  
W. A. Quick ◽  
A. I. Hsiao
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Correlation ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Phosphorus Compounds ◽  
Relative Depth ◽  
Uniform Field ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Dormancy Breaking ◽  
Soluble Phosphorus ◽  
Pure Lines

Seven genetically pure lines of wild oat selections of known dormancy characteristics were grown under uniform field conditions. Acid-soluble phosphorus components were determined in the dry seeds, in the imbibed seeds, and in imbibed seeds with dormancy-breaking treatments. No significant correlation between dormancy level and acid-soluble phosphorus composition was established for any component other than inorganic phosphorus (Pi). In dry caryopses Pi varied from 5 to 10% of the acid-soluble fraction. A highly significant inverse correlation was found between levels of Pi in the dry caryopsis and the relative depth of dormancy of the wild oat selection considered. The effect of imbibition on Pi level varied with depth of dormancy. Intact seeds of nondormant lines imbibed for 52 h showed a significant decline in Pi prior to coleorhiza protrusion from the dehulled caryopsis. More deeply dormant lines of Avena fatua (pure lines Anderson 51, Anderson 474, or Crop Science 40) required up to 10 days of incubation for significant drops in Pi to appear, while the most dormant lines (pure line Montana 73 and Idaho) did not evidence significant decline in Pi even after 10 days of incubation. The increase in Pi level associated with coleorhiza protrusion could be produced in the imbibed dormant lines by piercing them with a fine needle, by treating with gibberellic acid (GA3), or by a combination of the two treatments. The combination of piercing and GA3 treatment was much more effective than either treatment alone.

Seed dormancy in Avena fatua : Interacting effects of nitrate, water and seed coat injury

1996 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. I. Mclntyre ◽  
A. J. Cessna ◽  
A. I. Hsiao
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Seed Coat ◽  
Avena Fatua

Floret anthesis and pollination in wild oats (Avena fatua)

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (12) ◽  
pp. 2187-2195 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. S. Raju ◽  
G. J. Jones ◽  
G. F. Ledingham
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Pollen Grains ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Daily Rhythm ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Canadian Prairies ◽  
Wild Oats

Avena fatua L. (wild oats), an introduced annual, is a successful weed in the cultivated fields of the Canadian prairies. Its inflorescence is a determinate panicle consisting of many spikelets, each of which contains two or three florets. During anthesis, the lodicules in each floret swell after water uptake and cause the lemma to diverge and to establish a wide angle between it and the palea. The essential organs in the floret are exposed to the environment and subsequently the anthers dehisce releasing pollen. The pollen grains are dropped on the stigmatic branches, thus effecting self-pollination. Following pollination, the floret closes because of the collapsing of lodicules. The pollen on the stigma germinates after the floret has closed. Anthesis, both in the field and in the growth cabinet, shows a daily rhythm and occurs in the afternoon. This rhythmic floret opening seems to be temperature sensitive. The ambient temperature range for anthesis in the field is 25–28 °C. The wild oat is primarily a chasmogamous species and enforced cleistogamy in the florets can be induced experimentally.

scholarly journals Techniques for breaking seed dormancy of rainforest species from genus Acronychia

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
Ganesha S. Liyanage ◽  
Catherine A. Offord ◽  
Karen D. Sommerville
Keyword(s):  
Gibberellic Acid ◽  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Seed Coat ◽  
Similar Pattern ◽  
Dormancy Breaking ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Radicle Emergence ◽  
Breaking Seed Dormancy ◽  
Impermeable Seed Coat

We tested for dormancy in three species of Acronychia (Rutaceae) occurring in the rainforest in eastern Australia, A. imperforata, A. laevis and A. oblongifolia, by incubating fresh intact seeds on 0.8% water agar for one month at 25/10°C. Four different techniques were then tested for their effect on dormancy: (i) incubation of intact seeds on agar incorporating gibberellic acid (GA3); (ii) seed coat removal (decoating); (iii) scarification near the radicle emergence point (scarification-emergence point); and (iv) scarification opposite the radicle emergence point (scarification-back). Imbibition tests were performed to determine whether dormancy was due to an impermeable seed coat. Germination differed among treatments, but all three species showed a similar pattern. Intact seeds showed < 6% germination after one month indicating the presence of dormancy. Highest germination (> 65%) was observed following scarification-emergence point treatment. Seed coat removal also resulted in increased germination (40-47%), in comparison with intact seeds, but GA3 and scarification-back treatments did not (< 12%). Though the seedcoats of all species were permeable, increased germination responses to decoating and scarification-emergence point treatments suggest scarification is required to clear the radicle emergence point. This may be a useful dormancy-breaking technique for Acronychia spp. and may be suitable for related Rutaceae species.

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