Journal of Horticultural Science
with the collaboration of Iranian Scientific Association for Landscape (ISAL)

The Effect of Cold Stratification and Acid gibberellic Pre-treatments on Seed Germination of Angelica archangelica, Tanacetum cinerariaefolium and Chelidonium majus

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Najmeh Hadi
Mohammad Kazem Souri
Reza Omidbeigi
https://doi.org/10.22067/jhorts4.v1390i0.11604
Abstract
Abstract
Angelica archangelica, Tanacetum cinerariaefolium and Chelidonium majus are valuable medicinal plants for which there is no comprehensive information about their seed germination in review of literatures. With regarding of the importance of simple propagation of medicinal plants and the role of seed in production of these plants, this study was set out in order to analyzing of the effects of cold stratification (control, 2, 3 and 4 weeks) and acid gibberellic (control, 100, 150, 250, 350, 450, 500 and 1000 ppm) treatments on seed germination of these species. Treatments were arranged seperately in a Completely Randomized Design with 3 replicates. The results showed that the highest mean germination (percentage and rate) was observed in 3 and 4 weeks (40%) and 4 weeks (1.8 seeds per day) cold stratification for Angelica archangelica seeds, 3 weeks (42.67%) and 4 weeks (6.17 seeds per day) cold stratification for Tanacetum cinerariaefolium seeds, and 100 and 350 ppm (100%) and 500 ppm (5.22 seeds per day) GA3 solutions for Chelidonium majus seeds.

Keywords: Germination, Cold stratification, Gibberellic acid, Angelica archangelica, Tanacetum cinerariaefolium, Chelidonium majus
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  • Receive Date 25 February 2012
  • First Publish Date 25 February 2012

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