Germination of Stored Cassava Seed at Constant and Alternating Temperatures

Cassava seed is only capable of germinating over a restrictedrange of constant temperatures. During storage the optimum constanttemperature for germination decreases from about 35 to 30 °Cor possibly less. The rate at which the optimum temperaturechanges during dry storage increases with increase in storagetemperature over the range 0 to 40 °C. Some alternating-temperatureregimes (16 h at the lower temperature; 8 h at the higher temperature)can provide conditions as favourable for germination as theoptimum constant temperatures. Furthermore, it has been shownthat temperature alternation itself is stimulatory because whenthe range of the alternation does not include the optimum constanttemperature value, percentage germination is often higher thancould be obtained at any constant temperature within the range,though this stimulatory response declines during storage. Forthese reasons it is provisionally recommended that cassava seedshould be germinated at 25/35 °C which is as stimulatorya treatment as any which has so far been investigated and hasthe advantage of encompassing the range over which the optimumconstant temperature changes during storage. Manihot esculenta Crantz, cassava, germination, dormancy, seed viability, storage of seeds, after-ripening     

A Model of the Effects of a Wide Range of Constant and Alternating Temperatures on Seed Germination of FourOrobanche Species

Seeds of the obligate parasitic plants, Orobanche spp., wereconditioned in water or GA₃for 2 or 12 weeks and then stimulatedto germinate by the synthetic stimulant GR24. Temperature treatmentsduring the germination tests comprised 169 different constantand alternating temperature regimes on a two-dimensional gradientplate. Optimum temperatures for germination of seeds of O. aegyptiacaand O. crenata were 18–21 °C and 18 °C, respectively.However, longer conditioning periods slightly lowered the optimain both species, and the maximum germination percentage wasalso reduced due to an induction of secondary dormancy. At agiven mean temperature, more seeds germinated at constant thanat alternating temperatures. Results were analysed in termsof characteristics of alternating temperatures that appearedto control germination, i.e. mean temperature, maximum temperature,amplitude (difference between daily maximum and minimum temperatures)and thermoperiod (the time spent at the maximum temperatureeach day). Final germination was modelled on the basis of therebeing two prerequisites for germination: a minimum mean temperaturewhich must be exceeded and a maximum temperature above whichthe seed will not germinate. These two requirements were assumedto be independent and to be normally distributed in the seedpopulation so that final germination could be described by amultiplicative probability model. Because of the response tomaximum temperature, inhibitory effects were more evident atalternating temperatures. Amplitude and thermoperiod influencedthis effect of maximum temperature. The implications of thedetrimental effect of alternating temperatures for germinationofOrobanche spp. in the field are discussed. Copyright 1999Annals of Botany Company Orobanche aegyptiaca, O. crenata, O. cernua, O. minor, broomrape, seed germination, temperature, germination model, secondary dormancy.     

The Influence of Salinity and Temperature on Seed Germination in Salicornia bigelovii

Seeds of Salicornia bigelovii were germinated at 4.4°C, 15.5°C, and 26.6°C in saline solution containing from 0% to 8.08% sea salt. At 4.4°C, germination was delayed until the 26th day, but the final germination per cent was high in all salinities. At 15.5°C, germination was delayed until the 19th day, and the germination per cent was higher in the higher salinities. At 26.6°C, the germination began within one day and the germination per cent was higher at the lower salinities. With the exception of 26.6°C data, the maximum germination occurred at a sea salt concentration at 4.04 % which is very close to the salinity of the sea.     

Alternating Temperatures and Rate of Seed Germination in Lentil

The effect of alternating temperatures on the times taken byseeds of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) to germinate was investigatedusing a two-way temperature-gradient plate. Between 5 and 25°C,warmer temperatures increased the rate of germination. Variationamong the individual seeds in the times required for germinationat different constant temperatures within this range were describedwell by a log-normal distribution of thermal times, accumulatedabove a base temperature of 1·5°C. Even with amplitudesas great as 20°C, no effect of alternation per se on thethermal time required for germination was detected—whetherthe cool temperature was applied for 8 or 16 h d^-1. Similarly,in alternating temperature regimes where the minimum temperatureof the diurnal cycle was between 0°C and the base temperature,the thermal times required for germination (where no thermaltime accrued during the periods when temperature was below T_b)were in close agreement with those values provided by the modeldetermined at warmer constant temperatures. However, where theminimum temperature applied was < 0°C the germinationof all but the earliest germinators was delayed beyond modelpredictions, and more so where the sub-zero minimum temperaturewas applied for 16 rather than 8 h d^-1. The results, therefore,contradict the view that alternation in temperature per se reducesthe thermal time required for seed germination. Rather, rateof germination responds instantaneously to current temperature,but prolonged exposure to sub-zero temperatures can result indamage sufficient to delay germination when seeds are returnedto regimes warmer than the base temperature.Copyright 1994,1999 Academic Press Lens culinaris Medikus, lentil, seed germination, alternating temperatures, thermal time, temperature-gradient plate     

光照、温度和盐分对梭梭种子萌发的影响

梭梭是我国西北荒漠中分布的多年生植物,属中亚荒漠植被成分。其种子萌发的最适温度为10℃,亚适宜温度为15～20℃。从20℃起,温度越高,萌发比率越低。种子无论在光下和暗中都能萌发,萌发率无显著性差异。浓度低于0.2mol/L的NaCl溶液对萌发的影响不大;但从0.8mol/L起,萌发率随着浓度增高而降低,直至为零。将在盐溶液中处理9d的种子转移至蒸馏水后,原来较高浓度下的种子具有较高的萌发恢复率。不同浓度下的种子的萌发率和萌发恢复率要比蒸馏水中的低,表明NaCl处理后的部分种子永久地失去萌发力。     

The Influence of Temperature on Seed Germination in Cultivars of Common Bean

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is grown over a wide rangeof environments, including sites with low or high soil temperaturesat sowing time. To describe the temperature responseof seedgermination, 20 bean genotypes were evaluated using a rolledpaper towel system with 11 constant temperatures ranging from12 to 34 °C. Germination response was characterized by fittingcumulative counts using a maximum-likelihood analysis. Rateof germination increased from abase temperature (T_b) typicallynear 8 °C to an optimal development temperature (T_o) of29 to 34 °C. T_b did not differ among common bean genotypes.Mesoamerican germplasm showed slightlyhigher T_o than Andeangermplasm, but there was large variation in T_o within each ofthe two gene pools. The single accession of tepary bean (P.acutifolius) evaluated appeared to be the mosttolerant to highgermination temperatures. Key words: Common bean, seed germination rate, temperature     

贮藏温度和种子含水量对洋葱种子发芽率的影响

贮藏温度低于15℃时,温度对洋葱种子发芽率影响变小,种子含水量低于8.8%时,其衰老过程变慢,高含水量种子在高温下贮存,衰老过程加快,含水量为100%和13%的种子在25℃下贮存分别不到5个月和2个月就失去商品性。     

利用本地资源设计研究性学习活动一例——明矾对种子萌发影响的实验探究

通过开发本土环境资源,开展研究性学习,可以充分发展学生的探究能力。同时也为课堂教学积累丰富的课程资源,从而实现研究性学习校本化,课堂教学研究化。本文通过实验探讨了世界矾都的污染状况,以不同浓度的明矾溶液对植物种子萌发的影响来说明问题,实验表明浓度越高种子萌发率就越低,茎高也越低,根的末端干枯,坏死,表明了明矾对种子萌发有很强的毒害作用。     

光照、温度和盐分对长叶红沙种子萌发的影响

无论在光下和暗中长叶红沙种子都能萌发,萌发率无显著差异;种子萌发的适宜温度为20~25℃。温度高于25℃时,温度越高,萌发率越低;浓度低于100mmol·L-1的NaCl对种子萌发的影响不大,但高于150mmol·L-1时,NaCl下的萌发率随着NaCl浓度的增高而下降,直至0;NaCl溶液处理9d的未萌发种子转移至蒸馏水中后,经高浓度NaCl胁迫(小于500mmol·L-1)处理的种子萌发恢复率较高。     

On the Sorption-Stimulating Preparations Influence on Seed Germination

Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics - The influence of various types of impacts on soil samples on the germination of seeds and the development of seedlings in comparison with sand (allelotoxicity)...     

盐分和温度对盐节木种子萌发的影响

采用多因素交叉试验设计,探讨了不同盐分类型、盐分浓度以及温度对盐节木(Halocnemum strobilaceum)种子萌发的影响。结果表明:15~25℃范围是盐节木种子萌发的最适温度范围,5~15℃和25~35℃的变温不利于种子萌发;最适温度下,单盐和土盐浓度分别小于0.96%和0.6%(电导率小于9.375dS/m)时可促进种子萌发,当浓度分别高于0.96%和0.6%(电导率大于9.375dS/m)时,单盐处理下的种子萌发率随浓度升高而降低,土盐处理下的种子萌发率随浓度升高表现为先升高后下降,但2种盐处理下的平均种子萌发率差异不显著(P>0.05),非最适温度下,2种盐处理下的平均种子萌发率差异显著(P<0.05)。由此得出:盐分浓度和温度是影响盐节木种子萌发的关键因素,土盐对种子萌发的抑制作用较单盐的小。     

Phytochrome and Seed Germination: VI. Phytochrome and Temperature Interaction in the Control of Cucumber Seed Germination

Phytochrome control of cucumber seed germination is temperature-dependent. A prolonged exposure to radiation from broad spectrum far red sources (Pfr/P = 0.05 to 0.07) prevents germination at temperatures below 20 C. Above 20 C there is no inhibition and it appears as if there is an escape from phytochrome control. However, radiation from a monochromatic, narrow band 730 nanometer source (Pfr/P < 0.02) inhibits germination at temperatures above 20 C. This result supports the idea that, even at high temperatures, Pfr is responsible for the activation of germination. After 4 days of exposure to far red, a short red irradiation is quite effective in promoting germination if temperatures during the dark incubation periods are maintained below 20 C; red becomes effective at temperatures above 20 C. Promotion of germination will take place at a temperature of 25 C or higher without red irradiation. Again, we have an apparent escape from phytochrome control at high temperatures. However, if higher temperatures are used for only short periods, 2 to 6 hours, in combination with short red irradiation, one can demonstrate that activation of germination at high temperatures is still dependent on phytochrome. Phytochrome is probably destroyed during prolonged exposure to far red. Thus, the subsequent short red irradiation establishes levels of Pfr which may not be sufficient to promote germination at low temperatures but are probably adequate at high temperatures.     

光照和温度对毛茛铁线莲种子萌发的影响

采集毛茛铁线莲(Clematis ranunculoides)野生植株种子,观察其外观形态,检测种子千粒重,研究光照和温度对种子萌发的影响。通过室内发芽试验,测定不同光照和温度条件下毛茛铁线莲种子发芽率和发芽势。结果表明,毛茛铁线莲种子的千粒重为(1.6624±0.0006)g;种子萌发最适温度为20～25℃,在此温度下,8 d开始萌发,3～4周萌发完全,萌发率达90.33%,温度升高或降低都会导致毛茛铁线莲种子萌发率降低;光照和黑暗对毛茛铁线莲种子萌发无显著影响。     

光照和温度对大百合种子萌发的影响

研究了不同光照和温度条件对大百合种子萌发的影响。结果表明:光照对大百合种子的萌发有明显促进作用,可提高种子萌发率。种子萌发率以24 h光照20℃恒温最佳。避光条件下温度对大百合种子萌发有影响,其种子萌发最适温度为20℃,11 d开始萌动,3周左右萌发完全,随着温度的升高或降低其种子萌发率下降。萌发前经不同预处理的大百合种子的萌发率不同。同一果实内中部种子萌发最好,上部种子次之,下部种子最差,上、中、下三部分种子萌发率与其千粒重呈正相关。     

光温对3种醉鱼草属植物种子萌发的影响

密蒙花、七里香和大序醉鱼草3种醉鱼草的种子细小,千粒重仅12～58 mg,但形态有差异,可以进行种类区分.种子充分吸水后,在20～25℃条件下于5～10 d内就能迅速萌发,15 d时发芽率达到75%以上.光照强度21.6～32.4μmol·m-2·s-1和光照时间12～16 h·d-1均可显著提高七里香种子的发芽率,但光照抑制密蒙花种子萌发,而对大序醉鱼草种子萌发没有明显影响.种子苗移栽后3～5 d,真叶转绿,90%的幼苗可形成健壮植株.     

土壤水分亏缺对水蔗草兼性无融合生殖的影响

无融合生殖是植物界中普遍存在的一种不经过精卵结合而产生种子的特殊生殖方式.水蔗草是禾本科水蔗草属的一种多年生草本植物,我国西南、华南等地均有分布,是广东、云南、海南等稀树草原常见的伴生植物.常生于海拔2 000 m以下的田边、水旁湿地及山坡草丛中.营养期草质柔嫩,可作饲料;根可治疗毒蛇咬伤.我们曾报道过水蔗草进行兼性无融合生殖,胚囊发育分为有性生殖的蓼型和无孢子生殖的大黍型两种类型     

温度、光照和盐分对外来植物黄顶菊种子萌发的影响

对黄顶菊(Flaveria bidentis)种子的表面形态进行了扫描电镜观察,并从温度、光照、NaCl胁迫及浸种等方面对黄顶菊种子萌发特性进行了探讨.结果表明:黄顶菊种子喜高温,35℃下种子萌发迅速,且发芽率、发芽指数及活力指数最高;光照对种子发芽率影响不大,但随光照时间延长,种子发芽高峰推迟且峰值下降,发芽指数和活力指数逐渐下降;随NaCI浓度升高,种子发芽高峰推迟日.峰值变小,发芽率也呈下降趋势,但低NaCl浓度(0.01 mol/L和0.05 moi/L)胁迫下种子发芽率仍保持在90%以上,且促进了种子发芽指数及活力指数提高及胚根的伸长,结合天津地区黄顶菊生境中土壤的含盐量的分析表明,黄顶菊具有相当强的耐盐性;浸种对种子发芽率和发芽指数影响也很大.因此,黄顶菊成为潜在入侵种与其种子极高的萌发率及耐受高温和盐碱等特性密切相关.     

光温对皱叶醉鱼草种子萌发的影响

皱叶醉鱼草种子细小,千粒重仅0.023g。在湿度20-25℃下第15d,其发芽率达88%以上,在皱叶醉鱼草发芽适温20℃下,1200-3000lx的人工光照和每日光照12-16h促进种子发芽提前2-3d,在抑制皱叶醉鱼草种子发芽的30℃高温下,人工光照长短和不同光照度对皱叶醉鱼草种子发芽有明显的促进。     

An Unusual Type of Germination of a Graminaceous Seed

During germination of seeds of the grass Oropetium thomaeum,the coleoptile emerges first from the seed coat. Morphologicaland anatomical details of various stages in germination aredescribed. This anomalous behaviour of seed during germinationis of special interest as this taxon is characteristic of salineand semiarid habitat.     

种皮和环境温度对橡胶树种子萌发的影响

在人工气候箱控制的条件下,研究了种皮和环境温度对橡胶树(Hevea brasiliensis)种子萌发的影响.结果表明,种皮对橡胶树种子的吸水和萌发具有明显的机械限制作用;去除种皮后种子萌发速率加快,萌发指数增大,但萌发率从83.8%下降到47.8%,幼苗活力指数从332.3下降到187.9.15℃以下的温度明显推迟种子萌发,且萌发率下降.去除种皮后的种仁萌发率、萌发指数和幼苗活力指数均随着温度的升高而增大;有种皮种子的萌发率、萌发指数和幼苗活力指数分别在20℃(94.7%)、30℃(1.86)和25℃(374.4)时最大,而萌发速率系数随着温度的升高先增大后减小.在橡胶树栽培和胶园建设中,可利用种皮对种仁水分散失的限制作用以及对低温的不敏感性,有效延长橡胶树种子的贮藏时间,提高萌发率和籽苗质量.