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Factors affecting dormancy, germination, and seedling development of aeginetia indica l. (orobanchaceae)
R. C. French,L. J. Sherman +1 more
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A germination medium was developed that suppressed microbial contamination and permitted long-term observation of these slow-germinating seeds and it was found that brief, intermittent light exposures depressed germination.Abstract:
A B S T RA CT Dormancy in seeds of the parasitic phanerogam Aeginetia indica L. can be broken by chemical treatment with sodium hypochlorite, which also helps to control contaminating microflora. A germination medium was developed that suppressed microbial contamination and permitted long-term observation of these slow-germinating seeds. The medium consisted of 10 ppm streptomycin, 10 ppm penicillin, and 10-' M indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) (or other growth regulator) in 1 % water agar. Optimum germination range was 25-30 C. Dormancy could also be broken by exposure on agar for several days at 3-5 C (stratification), or by brief exposures (15 min) to 50 C. Continuous light as low as 0.1 ft-c completely inhibited germination on this growth medium. Brief, intermittent light exposures depressed germination. Germination and growth in vitro of nondormant seed of Aeginetina indica L. can be described in five stages: (1) Germination: expansion of spheroidal cells or nodule at micropylar end of the seed, stimulatedread more
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The Biology of Striga, Orobanche, and other Root-Parasitic Weeds
TL;DR: This review deals with higher plants that are parasitic on the roots of other higher plants, both weeds and parasites, which show great phenotypic plas ticity, wide environmental tolerance, prefer permanently disturbed habitats, and are part of a plant guild associated with colonizing or crop complex species.
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Global invasive potential of 10 parasitic witchweeds and related Orobanchaceae.
TL;DR: This work uses tools from ecological niche modeling in combination with occurrence records from herbarium specimens to evaluate the global invasive potential of each of 10 species in this assemblage, representing several of the worst global invaders.
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Effects of brassinosteroids on conditioning and germination of clover broomrape (Orobanche minor) seeds
Yasutomo Takeuchi,Yumi Omigawa,Masaru Ogasawara,Koichi Yoneyama,Makoto Konnai,A. Douglas Worsham +5 more
TL;DR: Brassinolide and its related compounds, brassinosteroids, applied at the early stages of conditioning shortened the conditioning period required before clover broomrape seeds would germinate after exposure to germination stimulants, such as dl-strigol and natural stimulants from red clover root exudate.
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Photoinhibition of seed germination: occurrence, ecology and phylogeny
TL;DR: Results clearly indicate that PISG is a physiological adaptation to avoid germination on the soil surface, where conditions are not suitable for seedling establishment.
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Germination of the seeds of parasitic angiosperms
David C. Logan,G. R. Stewart +1 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that the chemical triggers released from the host be considered as ‘elicitors’ which function primarily as allelochemicals and that the parasite seeds have become adapted in such a way as to have an absolute requirement for external germination triggers.
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Temperature and seed dormancy
TL;DR: The seeds of some plant species are dormant and will not germinate when they are placed in an environment generally conducive to germination, that is to say, in conditions of appropriate warmth, moisture and aeration.
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Light and seed dormancy
TL;DR: In the life cycle of higher plants, periods of intensive development are interspersed with periods of “dormancy” where all development or the development of certain organs is completely arrested.
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Effects of some internal and external conditions on seed germination
TL;DR: The present chapter and the following one will deal with the physiology of seed germination as such, i.e. seeds which are fully able to germinate as soon as given the conditions directly necessary for activity and which may be called quiescent seeds.
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Dormancy in seeds imposed by the seed coat
TL;DR: The resting condition of many seeds, especially those of different farm and garden crops, is maintained only as long as the seeds are in dry storage, but in a surprising number of seeds, dormancy is imposed by the presence of a “hard” seed coat, a phenomenon which was recognized long ago.
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