The influence of temperature and water potential on the germination of seven different dry-stored seed lots of Stellaria media

Experiments were made on seven dry-stored seed lots of Steliaria media (L.) Vill to assess the effect of water potential and temperature on germination. These seed lots were from different sources and their age ranged from freshly harvested to 5 years in dry storage. Germination was recorded at regular intervals at five constant temperatures (5-25°C) in all combinations with eight water potential regimes (from 0 to -1.4 MPa). The results showed that seed lot had a significant effect on the percentage, rate and spread of germination Differences in germination behaviour in the seed lots appeared to be related to the durations of dry storage. Freshly harvested seed exhibited signs of dormancy, with the lowest percentage and longest mean germination time. Seed lots that had been in dry storage for more than 1 year took increasingly longer to germinate, particularly under less favourable conditions. In contrast, germination percentages were highest in the 3-year-old seed. The constant temperature and water potential achieving maximum germination was independent of seed lot as was the water potential achieving the highest germination rates. However, the temperature achieving the highest germination rate was dependent on seed lot. The spread in germination time was largest for the freshly harvested and oldest seed samples. Rates of germination against temperature over the range of water potentials studied were complex.     

Interrelated effects of temperature, light and oxygen on Amaranthus caudatus L. seed germination

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of temperature, light and oxygen on the germination of Amaranthus caudatus (var. viridis) seeds. At the highest temperature studied (35°C), seed germination was found to be most rapid and highest in both the dark and the light. Germination was inhibited by continuous white light. The lower the temperature, the greater the inhibitory effect of light. The far-red and blue spectral regions were the most effective in light inhibition. The light effect was also dependent on the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere around the seeds; it was less marked in O₂-enriched atmospheres. Light/ oxygen dependency resulted from the action of the seed coat and endosperm. Scarified seeds were much less sensitive to light and hypoxia than non-scarified seeds. Effets combinés de la température, de la lumière et de I'oxygène sur la germination des graines d'Amaranthus caudatus L. Le but de ce travail était d'étudier les effets de la température, de la lumiere et de I'oxygène sur la germination des graines d'Amaranthus caudatus (var. viridis). A la temperature la plus élevée utilisée (35°C), la germination était la plus rapide et la plus complète tant à la lumière qu'à 1'obscuritè. La germination était inhibée par la lumière blanche continue. Plus la temperature était basse, plus 1'effet inhibiteur de la lumière était important. Les radiations rouge sombre et bleues du spectre étaient les plus in-hibitrices. L'effet de la lumière dépendait aussi de la teneur de 1'atmosphère en oxygène; il était moins marqué dans des atmosphères enrichies en oxygène. L'interaction lumière/oxygène provenait du tégument et de 1'albumen. Les graines scarifiées étaient beaucoup moins sensibles à la lumière et a 1'hypoxie que les graines non scarifiées. Wechselwirkungen von Temperatur, Licht und Sauerstoff auf die Keimung der Samen von Amaranthus caudatus L. Sowohl im Dunkeln als auch im Licht keimten die Samen von Amaranthus caudatus (var. viridis) bei 35°C, der höchsten Temperatur der Versuche, am schnellsten und meisten. Durch weiβes Dauerlicht wurde die Keimung gehemmt. Je niedriger die Temperatur, desto hölier die Hemmung durch Licht. Im entfernt roten und blauen Spektralbereich war die Lichthemmung am stärksten. Die Wirkung des Lichts hing auch vom Sauerstoffgehalt der die Samen umgebenden Luft ab: Bei O₂₅-Anreiche-rung war sie weniger deutlich. Die Licht/ Sauerstoff-Wechselwirkung wurde von der Samenschale und dem Endosperm beeinfluβt: Geritzte Samen waren gegenüber Licht und O₂-Mangel viel weniger empfindlich als ganze.     

The influence of temperature on germination of gorse (Ulex europaeus L.)

The germination of U. europaeus seed was investigated at temperatures between 4 and 40°C on a thermal gradient bar. At constant temperature the germination rate increased linearly with temperature from a minimum near 0°C to an optimum at 18°C and then decreased to a maximum at 26°C. At still higher temperatures seeds became imbibed but only germinated when transferred to cooler conditions. Above 35°C viability was lost. The rate of imbibition prior to germination increased with temperature over the whole range. Germination was not increased either by a light treatment or by potassium nitrate. Germination was not stimulated by a wide range of alternating temperature regimes and at mean temperatures below the optimum the germination rate could be adequately predicted from a formula based on performance at constant temperature. At higher temperatures the observed rates became progressively slower than predicted. Seeds from three different sources were tested, all showing similar relationships between germination rate and temperature but differing in the proportion of hard seed. The proportion was least with seed extracted from the soil, intermediate with a collection from the surface and greatest from pods. The findings are discussed in relation to germination in the field following clearing of gorse thicket.     

Light, temperature and burial depth effects on Rumex obtusifolius seed germination and emergence

Trials were carried out to investigate the effects of light and temperature on germination of Rumex obtusifolius L. After several months of storage, seeds gradually lost dormancy and became photosensitive. Thermal optima for germination were between 20 °C and 25 °C in light or in darkness. At lower temperatures there was a greater demand for light, so that the greatest differences in germination percentage (between low and high temperatures) were found within the 10–15 °C temperature range. The calculated thermal minima ( x -intercept method) in light and darkness were 8.3 °C and 6.1 °C respectively. Daily temperature fluctuation increased germination even after seed irradiation with far-red light, suggesting a lower demand for the far-red-absorbing form of phytochrome. Seed burial inhibited germination in proportion to depth; however, germination inhibition was independent of seed phytochrome photo-equilibrium, which had been diversified by seed pretreatment with light. Seedlings did not emerge when seeds were buried >8 cm deep. Recovery of ungerminated seeds showed that excessive burial did not impede seedling emergence but rather prevented seed germination. However, this induction of dormancy was lost once germination processes were activated (24–48 h at 20 °C) that made germination irreversible. Temperature was also involved in inhibition, and low temperature (<15 °C) induced the least inhibition. This is discussed in terms of processes of respiration and fermentation in buried seeds.     

Stimulation of dormant weed seed germination by 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid

Mainly dormant seeds of nine weed species were incubated with 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid in Petri dishes. Four species showed markedly increased germination percentages with doses up to 100 ppm. Interactions of 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid with light in Matricaria recutita L. and with crop root exudates in Striga hermontheca Benth. were found.     

差巴嘎蒿(Artemisia Halodendron)种子萌发对土壤温度、水分和埋深的响应

差巴嘎蒿(Artemisia halodendron)是科尔沁沙地植被的关键种之一,它在沙地植被的恢复演替过程中扮演着重要角色,也被广泛应用于人工固沙活动中。为了了解差巴嘎蒿对风沙环境的适应特点,试验研究了其种子萌发对土壤温度、水分和埋藏深度的响应模式。结果表明:差巴嘎蒿种子在4月和5月的土壤温度条件下萌发良好,总萌发率可达到96%,在7月的土壤温度条件下萌发较差,总萌发率低于50%;若以试验前3天的总萌发率为准,则5月的萌发率远大于其它两个月。在0MPa、-0.1MPa、-0.2MPa、-0.4MPa、-0.8MPa和-1.6MPa水势下,差蒿种子的总萌发率分别为89%、83%、80%、46%、17%和0%。在0.5cm、1.0cm和2.0cm埋深下,最终出苗率分别为90%、32%和9%,当埋深大于4cm后,种子无法出苗。种子萌发对温度、水势和埋深的这种响应模式总体上不利于差巴嘎蒿实生苗在科尔沁沙丘生境中的存活。     

苦豆子种子发芽特性研究

对苦豆子破除种子硬实、提高活力指数的方法及最适发芽的土壤含水量和播深进行了测定与研究,结果表明:苦豆子种子发芽困难的原因是种皮致密,吸胀困难;提高发芽率的措施是砂纸摩擦或65%H2SO4处理20 min;提高种子活力的措施是65% H2SO4处理20 min后,再用0.02%GA3处理;苦豆子种子萌发的适宜土壤含水量为8%～12%,播种的最适深度是0～3 cm.     

Role of temperature in regulating timing of germination in soil seed reserves of Thlaspi arvense L.

Summary. Most freshly-matured seeds of Thlaspi arvense L. (Brassicaceae) were dormant at maturity in May. Seeds sown on soil germinated in autumn and spring, but mostly in autumn. Buried seeds exhumed at monthly intervals and tested in light and darkness over a range of thermoperiods exhibited annual dormancy/non-dormancy cycles. However, the dormant period was short, usually only in April, but sometimes May, and in some years 1–6% of the seeds remained conditionally dormant. After-ripening occurred during summer, and seeds were non-dormant during autumn. Seeds entered conditional dormancy in winter and dormancy in late winter or early spring. When buried dormant seeds were kept at 25/15, 30/15 or 35/20°C for 12 weeks, they gained the ability to germinate to 95–100% at 15/6, 20/10, 25/15, 30/15 and 35/20°C. After burial for 12 weeks at 15/6 and 20/10°C, seeds germinated to 80–100% at 15/6, 20/10 and 25/15°C. but to only 11–64% at 30/15 and 35/20°C. After 4 weeks at 5°C, initially-dormant seeds germinated to 100% at all thermoperiods except 35/20°C, where only 15% of them germinated. However, after 18 weeks at 5°C, only 0–1% of the seeds germinated at all thermoperiods. Most non-dormant seeds exposed to 1, 5 and 15/6°C for 16 weeks were induced into dormancy; 1–15% entered conditional dormancy and thus germinated only at 15/6, 20/10 and 25/15°C. This study indicates that seeds of winter annual plants of T. arvense are non-dormant in autumn and enter dormancy in winter, while those from summer annuals are dormant in autumn and become non-dormant during winter.     

Role of temperature in regulating timing of germination in soil seed reserves of Lamium purpureum L.

Fresh seeds of Lamium purpureum L. were dormant at maturity, and when buried and exposed to natural seasonal temperature changes they exhibited an annual dormancy/non-dormancy cycle. During burial in summer, fresh seeds and those that had been buried for 1 year afterripened and thus were non-dormant by September and October; light was required for germination. During autumn and winter seeds re-entered dormancy, and during the following summer they became non-dormant again. Dormant seeds afterripened when buried and stored over a range of temperatures, becoming conditionally dormant at low (5, 15/6°C) and non-dormant at high (20/10, 25/15, 30/15 and 35/20°C) temperatures. Conditionally dormant seeds germinated to high percentages at 5, 15/6 and 20/10°C, while non-dormant seeds germinated to high percentages additionally at 25/15, 30/15 and 35/20°C. Low temperatures caused non-dormant seeds to re-enter dormancy, while high temperatures caused a sharp decline in germination only at 30/15 and 5°C. The temperature responses of L. purpureum seeds are compared to those of L. amplexicaule L.     

胶质芽孢杆菌Bacillus mucilaginosus的分离及对荒漠沙中棉花种子发芽的影响

对采集的土壤样品中解钾菌进行分离与鉴定,再以荒漠沙为土壤基质,加入含菌量为0、0.16、0.48、0.80、1.20、1.60(×108/CFU·m L-1)的菌液进行发芽试验,研究了解钾菌对棉花种子的发芽率、幼苗的鲜重、芽长和根长、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)和丙二醛(MDA)含量的影响。结果表明,分离出的解钾菌为胶质芽孢杆菌(Bacillus mucilaginosus)。当沙漠土壤中加入不同含菌量的菌液后:棉花种子发芽时间提前0~24 h,发芽率随着菌含量的增加呈先增大后减少的趋势,当菌含量为0.8×108CFU·m L-1时发芽率最高为70.29%;茎的长度增加0.5~1.2 cm,主根的长度缩短0.20~0.65 cm,但促进了侧根的生长,幼苗的鲜重提高了0.0662~0.1582 g;幼苗中的相关酶和丙二醛含量分别有不同程度的增加和减少。     

Effect of hypoxia on buried weed seed germination

Trials were carried out in order to investigate the effect of hypoxia on seed germination of Datura stramonium L. in Petri dishes and when buried at various depths in soil. Hypoxia was found to cause a decrease in germination capacity and germination rate. This inhibition was partially alleviated by daily exchange of hypoxic gas surrounding the seeds during incubation. Similarly, seed scarification allowed maintenance of a higher germination capacity under conditions of low oxygen availability, showing that the seed coat was only partially gas permeable. Oxygen deficiency led to a decrease in respiratory capacity. However, this was probably compensated for by induction of fermentation metabolism. The possibility of removing the final products of fermentation exerts a decisive influence on seed germination, especially in an environment such as soil, where their diffusion into the surrounding environment is restricted. Thus daily nitrogen flushing partially eliminated this inhibition, even under conditions of low external oxygen availability. It was therefore postulated that the main depth–derived inhibition was not caused directly by oxygen deficiency but by the increasing difficulty in eliminating toxic fermentation products, which was found to be proportional to the degree of hypoxia. Finally, incubation for several days under completely anaerobic conditions induced secondary dormancy. This was probably due to an ecological adaptation mechanism that prevents germination under conditions that are unfavourable for survival.     

牛筋草种子萌发特性的研究

牛筋草种子萌发受温度影响较大,温度低于15℃,种子完全不萌发,高于25℃利于种子萌发,萌发率超过92％。对光照条件不敏感。牛筋草种子的萌发受酸碱度影响很小,在pH值4—11范围内,萌发率均高于90％。牛筋草种子对水分胁迫较敏感,当水势为-0．6MPa时,种子萌发率仅1．67％。牛筋草种子耐盐性较强,当NaC1浓度为120mmol／L时,种子萌发率仍高达80％。牛筋草种子适宜在土层深度0-1cm范围内萌发,萌发率超过87％,种子埋深增加会严重抑制其萌发。     

盐碱胁迫对盐生植物种子萌发的影响

采用不同浓度的NaCl(中性盐)和Na2CO3(碱性盐)胁迫三种盐生植物盐地碱蓬、碱蓬和盐爪爪正在萌发的种子,以研究不同类型盐对种子萌发特性的影响.结果表明,随着两种盐浓度的升高,种子萌发率下降,萌发率与盐浓度间呈现显著的负相关关系;盐地碱蓬、碱蓬和盐爪爪种子萌发率与NaCl胁迫相关系数分别为0.9206、0.8989和0.8956,与Na2CO3胁迫相关系数分别为0.9148、0.7193和0.6327;蒸馏水中三种盐生植物种子萌发率最高,Na2CO3对种子萌发的抑制作用强于NaCl.     

低温层积和室温干燥贮藏对4种蒺藜科草本植物种子萌发的影响

研究了低温层积和室温干燥贮藏对河西走廊骆驼蒿(Peganum nigellastrum)、骆驼蓬(P.harmala)、驼蹄瓣(Zygophyllum fabago)和蝎虎驼蹄瓣(Z.mucronatum)蒺藜科4种草本植物种子萌发的影响.结果显示,贮藏条件对4种蒺藜科植物种子萌发率和萌发速率有极显著的影响(P<0.0...     

不同环境因素对节节麦萌发的影响

节节麦Aegilops tauschii Coss.是麦田难治杂草,研究环境条件对节节麦发芽的影响对预测其适生区域及综合治理有重要意义。以采自陕西、山东和河南的3个节节麦种群为对象,通过室内和室外萌发试验研究了水势、pH、盐分和播种深度与节节麦萌发的关系。结果表明,3个节节麦种群在不同的环境条件下表现出相似的萌发及出苗特性,其萌发对水势敏感,发芽率随水势的下降而降低,当渗透势小于-1.0 MPa时,种子不萌发;节节麦萌发对pH要求不高,在pH 3～10条件下发芽率均超过70%;其萌发具有一定的耐盐性,盐浓度为0 mmol/L时,发芽率最高,盐浓度大于420 mmol/L时,节节麦不能萌发;节节麦出苗率随播种深度的增加而降低,播种在土壤表面时,出苗率最高,播种深度大于10 cm时,未发现节节麦出苗。3个节节麦种群发芽对上述不同环境因子的反应差异不显著。     

NaCl胁迫对花生种子萌发的影响

以花生品种鲁花14号(LH14)和丰花1号(FH1)为材料,通过对不同NaCl浓度(0、1002、00、300、4005、00mmol/L)处理的花生种子研究表明:低浓度NaCl处理(100 mmol/L)对花生种子的萌发影响相对较小;随着NaCl浓度增加,花生种子的发芽势和发芽率逐渐降低,根长、根表面积、根体积、根鲜重和胚根粗逐渐减小,MDA和脯氨酸含量逐渐增加;高浓度NaCl处理情况下,花生根尖DNA凝胶电泳出现明显的连续拖带现象,根尖细胞凋亡相对严重。     

盐分和水分胁迫对补血草种子萌发的影响

在不同昼夜温度条件下用不同浓度NaCl(mmol/L)溶液及等渗聚乙二醇溶液处理大叶补血草(Limo-nium gmelinii(Willd.)Kuntze)和耳叶补血草(Limonium otolepis(Schrenk)Kuntze)种子,分别测定其萌发率、发芽势和发芽指数,测定处理9 d未萌发的种子移入蒸馏水后的萌发恢复率,以研究温度、盐胁迫和模拟干旱胁迫对种子萌发的影响。结果表明:两种补血草种子萌发的最适温度为25~15℃,在蒸馏水中的萌发率最高,随着盐浓度和PEG6000溶液浓度的增加,种子的萌发率、发芽势和发芽指数递减,对萌发产生抑制作用;PEG6000溶液对种子的萌发抑制程度与等渗NaCl溶液相当。较高盐浓度和PEG6000溶液处理下的种子复水后萌发可以恢复。     

西瓜枯萎病菌对西瓜种子发芽和幼苗生长发育的影响

分别采用滤纸法和浸胚根法测定了西瓜枯萎病菌对西瓜种子发芽和幼苗生长发育的影响。结果表明,枯萎病菌孢子悬浮液浓度为106～107个/ml时,种子的发芽势和发芽率均显著低于对照,并且对京欣1号品种和航兴1号品种种子发芽的影响大于黄小帅;枯萎病菌孢子悬浮液处理种子后,幼苗的茎长、子叶长度、子叶宽度、第3叶长度、第3叶宽度、百株鲜重等指标均有所降低,当浓度为106～107个/ml时,除百株鲜重和航兴1号品种幼苗的第3叶长度外,与对照相比,其他指标均显著降低。