Influences of presowing treatments on the germination and emergence of fig seeds (Ficus carica L.)

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Seed germination of fig seeds is important for obtain seedlings with high variability in breeding studies, and for producing mosaic virus-free seedlings. This experiment was carried out to evaluated the effects of several treatments (priming with water for 24h, GA 3 at 500 and 1000 ppm for 24h, 3% KNO 3 for 24h, and stratification at 4°C for 7, 14 and 21 days) on seed germination and emergence of 'Bursa Siyahı' and 'Sarılop' fig cultivars. The application of GA 3 increased the germination and emergence of these fig seeds. The highest percentages of germination and emergence were obtained with GA 3 at 500 or 1000 ppm for both cultivars. The seed germination and emergence of the cultivar 'Bursa Siyahı' were higher than observed with the 'Sarılop'. The application of GA 3 at 500 ppm or 1000 ppm reduced the time to germination and emergence from the seeds of both cultivars. In summary, the GA 3 treatments showed efficacy to overcome the dormancy of these fig seeds.

Effect of Different Priming Methods on Germination Behaviour of Broadleaf Mustard Cv. Marpha Chauda Paate

“…Improved seed priming techniques are applied to reduce emergence time and obtain uniform emergence and optimum crop geometry in many horticultural and field crops (Ashraf and Foolan;2005). Seed priming is widely adopted as a tool to improve seed germination under both optimal and adverse conditions, but benefits have also been found for subsequent seedling growth (Caliskan et al, 2012). Priming is one of the most important physiological methods which improves the performance of seed and provides faster and synchronized germination.…”