Title of article
Effect of HgCl2 on the germination of hardened rapeseed
Author/Authors
Rezaei، Mohammad نويسنده MSc student in seed science and Technology, Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Collage of Agricultural Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardab , , Sedghi، Mohammad نويسنده Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili , , Parmoon، Ghasem نويسنده MSc student in seed science and Technology, Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Collage of Agricultural Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardab ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2013
Pages
5
From page
1162
To page
1166
Abstract
In order to evaluate the effects of seed hardening and HgCl2 concentrations on the rapeseed germination traits, a factorial experiment conducted based on completely randomized design with three replications. Treatments were seed hardening (control and hardened seeds with CaCl2) and HgCl2 concentrations (0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 mM lit-1). Percentage and rate of germination, mean germination time, radicle and plumule length, seedling dry and fresh weight, primary and secondary vigour were measured. Results showed that seed hardening decreased germination percentage but had no significant effect on the root traits. Under lower concentrations (up to 0.8 mM lit-1) there were not a significant reduction in the studied traits, but higher concentrations caused sharp decrease in studied traits.
Journal title
Technical Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (TJEAS)
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Technical Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (TJEAS)
Record number
888817
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