The Effect of Seed Pre-treatments on Germination of Astragalus gossypinus Seed

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Mehrabi Ali Asharf; HAJINIA SOMAYEH

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Journal: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SEED RESEARCH Year:2019 | Volume:6 | Issue:1 Page(s): 95-113

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The Effect of Seed Pre-treatments on Germination of Astragalus gossypinus Seed

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Mehrabi Ali Asharf | HAJINIA SOMAYEH | Issue Writer Certificate

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GerminationQ2

ChilingQ1

Gibberellic acidQ2

GumQ2

Potassium nitrateQ3

Sulfuric acidQ2

Abstract

Introduction: White Astragalus (Astragalus gossypinus Fisherr. ) is one of the valuable plants for producing Gum, which is of critical importance in soil conservation and the economy of the country. This plant is propagated by seed; its seeds are in the natural state of dormancy. Therefore, recognizing the factors affecting dormancy and creating optimal conditions for seed Germination of this plant is necessary for the cultivation and reclamation of rangelands. This study was conducted with the aim of finding the best treatment for breaking the dormancy and improving seed Germination under various chemical and physical treatments. Materials and Methods: The experiment was carried out as a factorial based on a completely randomized design with four replications at the gene bank of cereal and leGume Lab of Ilam University, 2017. The factors included two levels of scarification chemical (with and without Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) for 10 minutes), three levels of stratification (control, moist chilling at +4 ° C and dry chilling-20 ° C), Potassium nitrate in two levels (zero and 1% KNO3) and Gibberellic acid in two levels (zero and 5 ppm GA3). Germination indices including Germination percentage, Germination rate, seedling and radicle length, seedling fresh weight and vigor index were measured. Results: Initial assessment of vital indices in seed such as Germination and primary growth showed that the simultaneous application of scarification by Sulfuric acid and moist chilling at +4 ° C has the most impact on removing dormancy and increasing Germination percentage. The highest Germination rate was observed in moist chilling at +4 ° C, which was 32. 19 percent more than that of the control treatment. Scarification by Sulfuric acid reduced the mean Germination time in moist chilling at +4 ° C. Scarification by Sulfuric acid increased the fresh weight of the seedling by 55. 25 percent, compared with the control. Pre-treatments with Potassium nitrate undre control conditions, moist chilling at +4 ° C and dry chilling at-20 ° C increased the fresh weight of seedlings, at 52. 66, 30. 94 and 17. 18 percent, respectively. Application of Potassium nitrate increased root length by about 60. 7 percent, compared with control. The highest radicle length (78. 71 mm) was obtained when the seed was treated with sulphuric acid with wet chilling at 4 ° C for two weeks, which was 30 percent higher than control. The highest seedling length (84. 88 mm) was obtained in scarification with Sulfuric acid, wet chilling, and Potassium nitrate and Gibberellic acid. The highest seed vigor index (61. 85 %) was observed in the treatment of scarification with Sulfuric acid under moist chilling, and pretreatments of Gibberellic acid and Potassium nitrate. Conclusions: In general, it can be concluded that seed dormancy of Astraglus gossypinus involves both physical and physiological dormancy. The best treatment for removing the dormancy of this species seems to be scarification with Sulfuric acid for 10 minutes puls concentrated stratification in moist chilling at +4 ° C for two weeks.

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Mehrabi, Ali Asharf, & HAJINIA, SOMAYEH. (2019). The Effect of Seed Pre-treatments on Germination of Astragalus gossypinus Seed. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SEED RESEARCH, 6(1 ), 95-113. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/369139/en

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Mehrabi Ali Asharf, HAJINIA SOMAYEH. The Effect of Seed Pre-treatments on Germination of Astragalus gossypinus Seed. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SEED RESEARCH[Internet]. 2019;6(1 ):95-113. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/369139/en

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Ali Asharf Mehrabi, and SOMAYEH HAJINIA, “The Effect of Seed Pre-treatments on Germination of Astragalus gossypinus Seed,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SEED RESEARCH, vol. 6, no. 1 , pp. 95–113, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/369139/en

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