Title: Experiments in Germination of the Wild Purslane Seeds
Abstract: The experimental results indicated that the germination of wild purslane seeds was influenced by the factors such as temperature, seed soaking time, seed storage time, etc., the purslane seeds didn't germinate when the temperature went down 20 ℃ and began to germinate when the temperature was 20 ℃, the suitable germination temperature was 25~30 ℃. Its seeds was restrained from germinating when temperature went over 35 ℃. The germinating time concentrated in 24~48 h (at 25 ℃), seed soaking with warm water was advantageous for germinating, the optimum soaking time for seeds was 12~24 h(at 25 ℃).There were 3~4 months dormant period which can be terminated with soaking in water. Sowing in small-sized plastic greenhouse can increase obviously both germination ratio and seedling emergence ratio.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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