Seed Breaking Dormancy Technique and Growth of Screw Tree (Helicteres isora Linn.) seedlings

Screw tree is a shrub from family Malvaceae that has many benefits in pharmacy. Screw tree seed has very hard seed coat, so the seed must be treated before germination. The aim of this research was to assess the characteristic of fruit and seeds, effect of seed breaking dormancy, and effect of NPK fertilizer dosage on the growth of screw tree (Helicteres isora) seedlings. The results indicated that screw tree fruits belong to dry fruits with capsule form and has 5 follicles that has different direction. Screw tree seed is orthodox type that has 9 ̶ 36 seeds in one follicle with triangle and square shape. Germination technique in laboratory with soaking the seeds in hot water 100oC until the water cool for 48 hours treatment produced the best germination amounting to 65.0%. Germination technique in green house with soaking the seeds in hot water 100oC until the water cool for 24 hours treatment was the best germination amounting to 77.0%. Seedlings fertilized with 1 g NPK doses increased screw tree growth in diameter parameter of 6.35 mm and shoot-root ratio parameter of 3.9 compared to control.

Ultrafine Bubbles Technology for Breaking Dormancy of Sandalwood Seeds (Santalum album L.

Sandalwood seed has two types of dormancy, namely physical dormancy and physiological dormancy which is a combination of the Two-part is called morphophysiological dormancy. There is for breaks dormancy in sandalwood for earlier embryo maturation and elongation also it has hard and impermeable skin. Its structure consists of layers of thick-walled palisade-like cells especially on the outermost surface and the inside has a waxy coating and curse material. The objective of this study was to break of seed dormancy with technology Ultrafine Bubbles (UFB) on the morphophysiological dormancy on sandalwood seeds. The experiments used a randomized complete block designed (RCBD) with 3 replications. The data were analyzed using ANOVA and will be continued using the DMRT test at the 5% level. The research was conducted from February - March 0f 2020. The results showed that immersion using UFB water with oxygen 20 ppm or either UFB free oxygen for 24 and 48 hours combined with physical scarification and chemical scarification could accelerate germination in 13 days after germination (appeared radicle), percentage of growth speed (GS) is 4.67%, maximum growth (MG) in 21 days after sowing is 66.67% with normal sprouts 2-4 leaves have grown.

Seed Breaking Dormancy Technique and Growth of Screw Tree (Helicteres isora Linn.) Seedlings

Screw tree is a shrub from family Malvaceae that has many benefits in pharmacy. Screw tree seed has very hard seed coat, so the seed must be treated before germination. The aim of this research was to assess the characteristic of fruit and seeds, effect of seed breaking dormancy, and effect of NPK fertilizer dosage on the growth of screw tree (Helicteres isora) seedlings. The results indicated that screw tree fruits belong to dry fruits with capsule form and has 5 follicles that has different direction. Screw tree seed is orthodox type that has 9 ̶ 36 seeds in one follicle with triangle and square shape. Germination technique in laboratory with soaking the seeds in hot water 100oC until the water cool for 48 hours treatment produced the best germination amounting to 65.0%. Germination technique in green house with soaking the seeds in hot water 100oC until the water cool for 24 hours treatment was the best germination amounting to 77.0%. Seedlings fertilized with 1 g NPK doses increased screw tree growth in diameter parameter of 6.35 mm and shoot-root ratio parameter of 3.9 compared to control.

Chilling-Requirement Release of Seed and Bud Dormancy in Apricot

Dormancy shows common physiological features in buds and seeds. Specific period of chilling is usually required to release dormancy. Reproductive meristems and embryos display dormancy mechanisms in specialized structures named respectively buds and seeds that arrest the growth of perennial plants until environmental conditions are optimal for survival. Chilling requirements for breaking dormancy were studied for 3 successive years in 20 seedling apricot trees which spanned the range of flowering times in these trees. Different methods for estimating chilling requirements were evaluated and compared, and correlations between chilling requirements and flowering date were established. The trees examined showed a range of chilling requirements, chill hours (CH) between 199 CH and 274 CH, and chill units, (CU), between 612CU and 873CU. The results obtained in different years by the Utah and Dynamic models were more homogeneous with respect to the hours below 7 °C model. The apricot trees showed important differences concerning flowering date, and the results indicate a high positive correlation between chilling requirements and flowering date.Moreover, a specific low-temperature stratification treatment was required to overcome seed dormancy. 5°C cold stratification was found to be the best for breaking seed dormancy and germination. Increased seed germination percentage was recorded when the period of stratification prolonged. Apricot seeds required a cold stratification of about 12-15 days to reach maximum germination.

Understanding Seed Dormancy and Germination

Seeds are highly important part of living things, without which life would not exist. All of our daily necessities are totally dependent on seed and seed stock, like food and fruits, so also is many of the natural resources that we use as consumers such as, timber, cotton, paper, essential\edible oils, all which started their live as seeds. Basically, a seed consists of a tiny underdeveloped plant, the embryo, which is enclosed by a covering called the seed coat. Germination of seed occurs when the embryo grows into a functioning plant. It involves the rejuvenation of the metabolic pathways that lead to growth and the emergence of the radicle (root) and plumule (shoot). For germination to occur, three basic factors must exist, the seed must be viable, dormancy must be controlled and the proper environmental conditions for germination must be available. Dormancy simply means the inability of seeds to germinate even when the necessary environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, oxygen, and light) are favorable for germination. Dormancy is a principal factor restricting the production of crops. Several physical and chemical pretreatments can be applied to the organic material (seeds) to control dormancy. This review discusses the conditions necessary for germination and the fundamental factors necessary for breaking dormancy.

The effect of light and gibberellic acid concentrations on breaking dormancy of potato micro tuber

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L) is one of Indonesia’s priority crops considering its nutritive benefit as a carbohydrates source in food diversification. Potato tubers are classified as stem tubers, so the tubers such as micro tuber can appear in the stem of in vitro cuttings. The research aimed to determine the effect of GA3 concentrations (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 ppm) and storage conditions, e.g., Dark (T1) and light (T2), on breaking dormancy of potato micro tubers. This experiment was conducted in the Tissue culture Laboratory of IVEGRI from April until September 2018. The experiment used a randomized block design with 3 replications; each treatment consisted of 40 micro tubers of Granola (var.) with size ranged >3 - <4 g per each. The result showed that storage conditions gave significant differences to the percentage of breaking dormancy for 4-6 weeks, and GA3 concentration did not affect the average number of shoot, average shoot length in concentration 5 until 20 ppm. The average shoot number, shoot lengths were 0.63 – 2.20 per tubers, 7.50 – 20.13 mm, respectively. There was no interaction between treatment. Visual observation concluded that storage in light conditions produced shoots with better quality than ones in dark conditions.

Mengembangkan skenario panen porang satu musim melalui manipulasi tanam lebih awal dan perlambatan waktu dorman fase generatif dengan pemberian asam salisilat organik alami di lahan kering Lombok Utara

The research on the scenario of one-season porang harvest through crop manipulation and delaying dormancy time aims to determine the effect of salicylic acid in breaking the dormancy of porang bulbil seeds during seeding and to determine the effect of slowing down the dormant period of the generative phase, so it is expected to be an alternative porang cultivation technology that is profitable for farmers The method used in this study used a completely randomized design experiment on breaking dormancy and a randomized block design in an experiment with slowing down the dormancy time of the generative phase with four salicylic acid concentrations (0%, 0.5%, 1%, and 2%) with eight replicates were planted under rainfed conditions. The results showed that the concentration of salicylic acid (C7H6O3) 2% was the best treatment in increasing tuber weight (52.25%) compared to the control. Application of Salicylic Acid (2%) was significantly able to increase the vegetative growth of porang plants, which was shown by increasing plant height by 50.38% and breaking seed dormancy 14 days faster than the control (without the addition of Salicylic Acid). Furthermore, the delay in dormancy time occurred 1 month later than the control so that it could prolong the vegetative phase. The concentration of 2% salicylic acid is the best treatment, which can be recommended in the development of one-season porang cultivation technology that can increase farmers' profits.

The effect of temperature and H2SO4 concentration and soaking time on breaking dormancy of sengon seed (Falcataria moluccana (Miq.) Barneby & J.W. Grimes)

Sengon (Falcataria moluccana (Miq.) Barneby & J.W. Grimes) is a Leguminoceae plant that is useful as material for making panel wood, furniture wood and trees that can rehabilitate critical land. Sengon seeds experience a period of dormancy and need to be managed. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of temperature 600C and 50% H2SO4 concentration and soaking time on sengon seed germination. A complete randomized design (CRD) with two factors were used as research design. The first factor was the air temperature treatment of kontrol (A1), 60o C (A2), 50% H2SO4 (A3) and which consisted of 3 levels of treatment. The second factor was soaking time (T); T1: 35 minutes, T2: 8 hours. The results showed that the best combination of treatment and immersion time for all germination parameters of sengon seed is soaking seed at 60o C water for 8 hours Key words: Temperature water, H2SO4, Paraserianthes falcataria, germination