Beneficial Effects of Moist Chilling on the Seeds of Black Spruce (Picea mariana [Mill.] B.S.P.) |
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Authors: | Wang B S P; Berjak Patricia |
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Institution: | Petawawa Research Forest, Natural Resources Canada, Chalk River, ON, Canada Plant Cell Biology Research Unit, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa |
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Abstract: | Moist chilling (cold stratification) is well-known as a simpleand effective means of overcoming physiological seed dormancyand enhancing germination of many temperate tree and shrub species.However, the apparent activation of intracellular repair mechanismsin non-dormant black spruce (Picea mariana) seeds followingmoist chilling, has not previously been reported. The presentcontribution records the beneficial effects of moist chillingafter accelerated ageing (40°C/98% relative humidity) for310 d of black spruce seeds. This treatment was maximallyeffective after 7 d of accelerated ageing, increasing germinationfrom 43 to 61%. Ultrastructural examination of embryo cellsindicated that intracellular activation occurred during moistchilling even when seeds had not been subjected to acceleratedageing, and that the increasing levels of damage accumulatingover the 37 d period of ageing were substantially reversedduring subsequent moist chilling. The results of cold stratificationof non-dormant seeds are discussed in terms of the value ofthis practice in nursery seedling production from seeds thatare of less than the highest quality.Copyright 2000 Annals ofBotany Company Accelerated ageing, black spruce, cold stratification, embryonic axes, germination, moist chilling, Picea mariana, repair mechanisms, ultrastructure |
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