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Effects of pre-germination treatments on seedling establishment and development of Plantago ovata Forsk.

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D.L. McNeil
Plant Science Department, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
R.S. Duran
Plant Science Department, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Keywords

Temperature
Seed dormancy
Gibberellin
Flowering
Plantago ovata
Psyllium
New crop

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Effects of pre-germination treatments on seedling establishment and development of Plantago ovata Forsk. (1992). Tropical Agriculture, 69(3). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/4824
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Abstract

The interactions between different treatments to promote germination in Plantago ovata Forsk. were examined. Seed germination showed a logistic decline with increasing temperature. Fresh seed had zero germination at sowing temperatures of 25°C. Addition of KNO3, GA3 or GA4 and ageing seed gave additive increases to the temperature at which 100% germination was achieved. Low-temperature seed treatments were shown to decrease germination times and time to 50% flowering by up to 3 weeks. Gibberellin treatments reduced seed survival as well as having minor effects on rate of germination, length of vegetative phase and plant growth. A one-day pretreatment of fresh seed with low temperatures (l5°C) and 10-5 GA3 gave seed which would germinate and survive after transplanting into pots.
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