Effect of pretreatments on seed germination rate of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) populations
African Journal of Agricultural Research, cilt.6, sa.13, ss.3055-3070, 2011 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 13
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Dergi Adı: African Journal of Agricultural Research
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3055-3070
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Germination, Hardseedness, Red clover
- Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The aim of the present study was to investigate effective methods in breaking the seed dormancy for red clover populations collected from Central-Black Sea Region of Turkey. To increase germination percentage of red clover, precooling, preheating, hot water, potassium nitrate and mechanical scarification were used. The results pointed out that there was a significant difference among the populations and treatments regarding germination rates. While average germination vigor of seeds was 29.4% in control treatments, it increased to 54.2% in mechanical scarification. Additionally preheating and precooling treatments were recommended. © 2011 Academic Journals.