Modelling the effects of water stress and temperature on germination rate of Orobanche aegyptiaca seeds |
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Authors: | Kebreab E; Murdoch A |
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Institution: | Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Early Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK; Corresponding author; Fax: +44 118 935 2421; E-mail: A.J.Murdoch@reading.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | Orobanche aegyptiaca seeds were germinated at a range
of water potentials and temperatures and the progress of germination within
the seed population was modelled. Base water potentials (at which the rate
of progress towards germination is zero) varied between individual seeds
according to a normal distribution with a mean of -1.96 MPa and standard
deviation of 0.33 MPa at 20 C. Contrary to
the underlying assumption of the hydrothermal time model in the literature,
the median base water potential varied significantly with temperature,
being c. -2 MPa at 14-23 C and increasing at both higher and lower
temperatures. Thermal times to germination also varied according to a
normal distribution between individual seeds with a mean of 49°Cd
and standard deviation of 18°Cd in water. The median thermal time
to germination varied with water potential. Again, however, an assumption
of the hydrothermal time model was found to be invalid since the base
temperature for rate of germination also varied significantly with water
potential. The relationship of both base temperature and thermal time to
water potential were linear such that germination progress curves in 33
different hydrothermal environments (8-26°C and 0 to -1.2 MPa)
could be described according to a new modified thermal time model which
accounted for 78% of the variation in the data.Keywords:
Water stress, temperature, Orobanche
aegyptiaca, germination rate, hydrothermal time models.
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