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Incubation in gibberellin A3 (GA3) or a 1 h immersion pretreatment with 800 mm sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) both promoted 20% germination of freshly harvested dormant wild oat (Avena fatua L.) seeds that had been imbibed on water for 10 days. GA3 immediately following 1 h NaOCl immersion pretreatment induced maximum germination. Moist storage (MS) after NaOCl immersion pretreatment resulted in less germination on transference of the seeds to GA3, indicating that GA3 responsiveness was lost during MS. These seeds required a repeal NaOCl immersion plus a GA3 treatment to induce maximum germination. However, GA3 still gave maximum germination if the seeds were stored dry after initial NaOCl immersion. Seeds with water-induced dormancy responded similarly to freshly harvested dormant seeds when treated with NaOCl, MS, or GA3. Seeds afterripened a longer time had a reduced requirement for exogenous GA3 in the breaking of dormancy indicating that the depth of the GA3-dependent dormancy decreased with duration of after-ripening. Dormant dehulled seeds with a brief NaOCl pretreatment germinated about 30% on water but gave maximum germination when incubated on GA3, an effect that persisted even after 21 days of MS. This effect, coupled with the previous findings, suggested that the NaOCl treatment weakened membrane barriers of the seed coat through a scarification-like effect, similar to the effects of piercing and acid immersion, and thereby produced increased sensitivity to the presence of GA3. The loss of responsiveness to GA3 in NaOCl-treated seeds during MS may involve the restoration of integrity of the seed coverings, a process occurring only in the imbibed state, and, presumably, most rapidly in freshly harvested, intact seeds.  相似文献   

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Seeds of Johnsongrass [Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.] germinated to higher percentages (20–30% higher) when incubated at 28 and 35° C than at 10 or 22° C. After-ripening was accelerated by dry storage of these seeds at 50°C. Seeds pre-chilled at 6°C for 2–4 weeks followed by incubation at 28°C germinated 40–60%. Light effects on germination were related to incubation temperatures; inhibitory at 22°C; no response at 28°C; and stimulatory at 35°C. Effects of gibberellin A3 (GA3) also varied depending on incubation temperature, sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) immersion and light conditions. Immersion of dry seeds in either 700 mM NaOCl, 900 mM H2O2 or concentrated H2SO4 before incubation in water was effective in breaking dormancy. This result suggests the modes of action of H2SO4 in the termination of dormancy may be similar to those of NaOCl and H2SO4 as previously suggested by Hsiao & Quick (1984), that is by modification or scarification of the hull or seed coat membranes, and also by the supply of additional oxygen to the seed.  相似文献   

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Dormancy of seeds harvested from excised Avena fatua panicles grown in solutions containing sucrose increased with increasing concentrations of sucrose. Induction of this sucrose-imposed dormancy could be partially inhibited by the inclusion of GA4/7 in the growing medium. The sucrose-grown seeds were fully viable and dormancy could be broken by methods commonly used to break dormancy, such as treatment with GA3 or dehusking and pricking the caryopsis. Low concentrations of sucrose added to the incubation medium stimulated GA3-induced α-amylase synthesis in mature de-embryonated A. fatua caryopses but higher concentrations inhibited it. The relevance of these findings to the explanation of the environmental component of A. fatua seed dormancy is discussed.  相似文献   

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Sesamum mulayanum is a wild relative of cultivated sesame, Sesamum indicum, and sometimes grows in sesame crop fields as an associated weed. This species shows deep seed dormancy and is characterized by conspicuous purple pigmentation on the lower lip of the corolla. The present study examined the inheritance mode of seed dormancy by using reciprocal progeny from crosses between the two species. The seeds of S. indicum and F1 (S. indicum×S. mulayanum) showed good germination, but those of S. mulayanum and F1 (S. mulayanum×S. indicum) showed deep dormancy. The F2 seeds from both reciprocal crosses showed deep dormancy. These results, combined with the maternal inheritance of seed‐coat characteristics, indicated that the seed dormancy of S. mulayanum can be attributed to its seed‐coat structure (coat‐enhanced dormancy). The F3 (S. indicum×S. mulayanum) seeds varied in their depth of seed dormancy and those seeds with deep dormancy (<50% germination) and those with no or shallow dormancy (≥50% germination) occurred in the expected ratio of 3:1, indicating that this trait is polygenic but is controlled by a single dominant major gene. The purple pigmentation of the corolla was expressed in both reciprocal F1 plants and the presence and absence of pigmentation was segregated among the F2 plants at the expected ratio of 3:1, indicating that this trait is also controlled by a single dominant gene. The segregation of the major gene controlling seed dormancy and that controlling purple pigmentation was not independent (9:3:3:1), indicating that these genes are linked, providing insights on sesame domestication.  相似文献   

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The effects of concentrated sulphuric acid, dry heat, hot water and NaOCl treatments on the germinability of dormant large and small aerial Commelina benghalensis L. seeds were evaluated. Concentrated sulphuric acid and NaOCl treatments were more effective than the dry heat and hot water treatments in breaking the dormancy of C. benghalensis aerial seeds. Treatments increased germination of both seed types due to its effect on the seed coat integrity. A scanning electron microscope revealed that changes as a result of scarification occurred in the hilum region of the seed and in the seed coat surface. The large aerial seeds were affected by all treatments more than the small aerial seeds. Difference in germinability between the two seed types was related to the difference in their seed vigour.  相似文献   

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Broomrapes (Orobanche spp.) are parasitic weeds that cause significant losses of crop yield. Experiments were conducted to investigate the seed response to the artificial germination stimulant GR24 in three species of Orobanche subjected to preconditioning under various temperatures, water potentials and with plant growth regulators. The highest germination percentages were observed in Orobanche ramosa, Orobanche aegyptiaca and Orobanche minor seeds conditioned at 18°C for 7 days followed by germination stimulation at 18°C. With the increase of the conditioning period (7, 14, 21 and 28 days), the germination percentage of O. ramosa and O. aegyptiaca progressively decreased. When conditioned at −2 MPa, the germination percentage was lower than at 0 and −1 MPa, especially at 13 and 28°C. Orobanche minor seeds could retain relatively high germination if conditioned at 18, 23 or 28°C, even after significantly extended conditioning periods (up to 84 days). GA3 (30–100 mg L−1), norflurazon and fluridone (10–100 mg L−1), and brassinolide (0.5–1.0 mg L−1) increased seed germination, while 0.01 mg L−1 uniconazole significantly reduced germination rates of all three Orobanche spp. The promotional effects of GA3 and norflurazon and the inhibitory effect of uniconazole were evident, even when they were treated for 3 days. Germination of Orobanche seeds was much lower when the unconditioned seeds were directly exposed to GR24 at 10−6 m . This early GR24-induced inhibition was however alleviated or even eliminated by the inclusion of GA3 or norflurazon (10–50 mg L−1) in the conditioning medium. On the contrary, the inclusion of uniconazole increased the inhibitory effect of GR24, particularly in the case of O. ramosa.  相似文献   

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California-grown seeds of Paspalum distichum L., incubated at the optimum temperatures between 28°C and 35°C, gave 14% germination in darkness and 40% germination at 16-h day length. The maximum and minimum limits for germination with light were >45°C and 10–22°C, respectively. The process of after-ripening was accelerated by dry storage of the seeds at 50°C. Pre-chilling at 6°C and a 2-h heat treatment at 40°C had no effect on germination. Gibberellin A3 increased germination only up to 10%. The treatments that caused greater than 40% germination of seeds in the dark were immersion of the dry seeds in concentrated sulphuric acid (H2SO4) for 30–60 min, giving 60–95% germination; or in 700 mM sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) for 1–8 h. giving 53–80% germination. The clearest results were obtained by treating the dry seeds with oxidants. H2SO4 being the most effective, followed by NaOCl and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2); the latter being effective only in the presence of light. The light-induced stimulatory effect was decreased with increasing exposure of dry seeds to both H2SO4 and NaOCl. However, the light effect was still apparent in imbibed dormant seeds with 2-h NaOCl immersion but not in dry seeds with the same treatment. The results of this study suggested that the seed dormancy in P. distichum was mainly imposed by seed coverings, including hull and seed coat membranes. Facteurs influençant la dormance et la germination des graines de Paspalum distichum L. Les semences d'origine californienne de Paspalum distichum L. incubées à des températures optimales entre 28 et 35°C, ont donné 14% de germination dans l'obscurité et 40% avec une longueur de jour de 16 heures. Les limites maximales et minimales pour la germination avec lumière étaient respectivement >45°C et entre 10 et 22°C. Le processus de maturation a été accéléré par un stockage des graines à 50°C. Un passage au froid à 6°C puis un traitement à chaud de 2 heures n'ont pas eu d'effet sur la germination. La gibberelline A3 a augmenté la germination de seulement 10%. Les traitements qui ont entraîné plus de 40% de germination dans l'obscurité sont l'immersion des graines sèches dans l'acide sulfurique concentre (H2SO4) pendant 30 à 60 minutes avec 60 à 95% de germination ou l'immersion dans l'hypochlorite de sodium 700 mM (NaOCl) pendant 1 à 8 heures avec 53 à 80% de germination. Les résultats les plus clairs ont été obtenus en traitant les grains secs avec des oxydants. H2SO4étant le plus efficace, suivi par NaOCl et le peroxyde d'hydrogène (H2O2); ce dernier étant efficace seulement en présence de lumière. L'effet inducteur de la lumière a moins d'importance avec une exposition accrue des graines sèches à H2SO4 et NaOCl. Cependant, l'effet lumière était encore apparent pour des graines en dormance immergées pendant 2 heures dans NaOCl mais pas pour des graines sèches ayant subi le même traitement. Les résultats de cette étude donnent à penser que la dormanee des graines chez P. distichum est due principalement à la couverture des graines téguments et gousses incluses. Faktoren. welche bei Paspalmn distichum Samenruhe und Keimung beeinflussen Samen von Paspalum distichum L. kalifornischer Herkunft, optimalen Temperaturen zwisehen 28 und 35°C ausgesetzt, keimten in der Dunkelheit zu 14% und zu 40% bei einer Tageslänge von 16 h. Die Maximal- und Minimalgrenzen für die Keimung in Gegenwart von Licht lagen >45°C and zwischen 10 und 22°C, Der Nachreifeprozess wurde durch eine trockene Lagerung der Samen bei 50°C beschleunigt. Eine, einer 2-stündigen Wärmebehandlung bei 40°C, vorausgegangene Kühlung bei 6°C hatte keine Veränderung der Keimungsrate zur Folge. Gibberellin A3 bewirkte nur eine Steigerung der Keimung von bis zu 10%. Behandlungen, welche höhere Keimungsraten als 40% in Dunkelheit verursachten, waren: (a) Eintauchen der trockenen Samen in konzen-trierte Schwefelsäure (H2SO4) während 30–60 min., was zur Keimung von 60 bis 95% der behandelten Samen führte, oder (b) Eintauchen in 700 mM Natriumhypochlorit (NaOCl) während 1–8 h; diese Behandlung erhöhte die Keimung auf 53–80%. Die eindeuligsten Resultate ergaben die Behandlungen der trockenen Samen mit Oxydationsmitteln, wobei H2SO4 am wirksamsten war, gefolgt von NaOCl und Wasserstoffperoxyd (H2O2); letzteres zeigte nur in Gegenwart von Licht eine Wirkung. Die durch Licht induzierte Keimungsstimulation wurde durch eine zunehmende Einwirkungsdauer von H2SO4 Oder NaOCl verringert. Allerdings war der ‘Lichteffekt’ bei dormanten, während 2 h in NaOCl eingetauchten Samen noch feststellbar, nicht aber bei trockenen Samen, welche derselben Behandlung unterworfen worden waren. Die Ergebnisse dieser Untersuehung lassen vermuten, dass die Samcnruhe bei P. distichum hauptsächlich durch die Umhüllungen des Samens, einschliesslich der Membranen der Samenschale, beeinflusst wird.  相似文献   

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Mikania micrantha (mile‐a‐minute) reproduces both by seed and vegetatively. A study to determine the possible pollinators, seed production rates, temperature and salinity limitations to germination and its seedbank size and persistence was conducted in Viti Levu, Fiji. Representatives of the Diptera had the greatest percentage of all floral visits (38%), followed by Hymenoptera (34%) and Lepidoptera (27%), while the honeybee was the most recurring visitor (18% of all visits). Flower heads (capitula) within the inflorescence commonly formed four viable seeds, resulting in 60 820 filled seed being produced per m2. However, the seedbanks formed were not massive (600 seed m?2) and they were moderately persistent (T50: 1–3 years). Seed germination from both high and moderate rainfall regions occurred rapidly, under a wide range of temperature regimes, with no primary dormancy being observed. This study indicates that the seed reproductive success of M. micrantha in the two rainfall regions of Fiji is due to a number of factors, including the production of large numbers of flowers, successful pollination by local insects and the subsequent production of a large number of viable seeds. These seeds have high viability, no dormancy and are capable of forming small‐to‐medium seedbanks that are moderately long‐lived. In addition, seeds can germinate under a wide range of temperature and salinity conditions. This knowledge on seed production, biology, longevity and salt tolerance is vital in the development of management plans of M. micrantha in Fiji.  相似文献   

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Dormant seeds of oilseed rape (OSR) can persist in the soil and cause OSR volunteers in subsequent crops. Several approaches were tested in the laboratory and in the field to determine whether dormancy induction and seed persistence can be reduced by using dormancy‐breaking exogenous compounds. In a laboratory experiment, OSR seeds were coated with KNO3, micronutrients, or gibberellic acid (GA) prior to a secondary dormancy test. In a field experiment, seeds were coated in a manner analogous to the laboratory experiment, and then buried 10 cm deep in the soil for 2.5 months. In a practical demonstration, OSR plants were sprayed with either urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) or a commercial product containing GA prior to seed maturity. Seed coating (laboratory and field experiments) reduced secondary dormancy and seed persistence in the field by up to 99%. The efficiency of the treatments for mitigating secondary dormancy (laboratory and field experiments) in decreasing order was GA > micronutrients > KNO3 > control. With pre‐maturity spraying (practical demonstration), UAN reduced primary dormancy by up to 77% and the development of secondary dormancy by up to 38%; GA had no effect. Dormancy and seed persistence of OSR seeds may be reduced by a pre‐maturity UAN treatment of OSR mother plants, or by applying appropriate exogenous compounds to OSR seeds.  相似文献   

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不同化学试剂及人工处理对稗草种子休眠的影响   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  
分别应用不同化学试剂及人工剥去颖壳处理来提高稗草种子的萌发率,不同处理对种子发芽率的影响不同.GA3、浓H2 SO4、KNO3、剥去颖壳处理都有利于稗草种子的萌发,但剥去颖壳破除休眠的效果不理想.通过800～1200 mg/L GA3浸种24 h,浓硫酸浸种10～ 20 min,都能打破稗草种子休眠,使其发芽率超过70％;KNO3溶液可打破部分稗草种子休眠,2％ KNO3浸泡12 h,发芽率为34.67％;NaOH、HC1不宜用于解除稗草种子休眠.  相似文献   

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Summary A substantial amount of seed is left in the fields before and during harvest of oilseed rape. Although this crop exhibits little or no primary dormancy, the absence of certain environmental cues that promote germination of imbibed seeds induces secondary dormancy. The work reported investigated the extent to which environmental stress conditions, including osmotic stress, low oxygen stress and anaerobiosis, induce secondary dormancy in oilseed rape, and examined the variation in development of secondary dormancy between and within genotypes. Osmotic stress was most effective in inducing dormancy. Anaerobic treatment produced very few dormant seeds, as did an atmosphere low in oxygen and high in nitrogen. The development of secondary dormancy under osmotic stress varied considerably between and within genotypes. Dormancy ranged from almost zero to about 60% for winter genotypes and about 85% for spring types. Within genotypes, variations occurred between seed lots and years of harvest. Temperature variations affected the percentage of dormant seeds. More dormant seeds were likely to be produced with incubation under water stress at 20 °C than at 12 °C. In winter genotypes, fewer dormant seeds were produced when incubation temperature and germination test temperatures differed. Thus, incubating at 20 °C and 12 °C, followed by germination tests at 20 °C and 12 °C, respectively, produced most dormant seeds. Also, in the winter genotypes, the potential development of secondary dormancy was positively correlated with the pattern and speed of germination of untreated seeds.  相似文献   

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Solanum americanum Mill. is a weed that occurs with a number of crops, and it is known for its high seed production and its staggered germination. The objective of this work was to evaluate the germination behavior of S. americanum seeds under the influence of chemical and environmental factors. In the laboratory, we tested the effect on germination of (i) constant and alternating temperatures, (ii) seed washing, (iii) exposure time and concentration of chemical treatments and (iv) seeding depth and soil covered with plant residue on seedling emergence. The variables analyzed were germination percentage, germination rate index, seedling emergence and length of the seedlings. The results indicated that alternating temperatures are the main way to promote germination of S. americanum; however, chemical treatments can help to increase the germination percentage and rate index. There was no increase in germination with seed washing, with the exception of KNO3 application. A GA3 concentration of 0.84 g L?1 and an exposure time of 21.22 h in 0.2% of KNO3 promoted the highest germination of S. americanum. Germination occurs when seeds remain on the soil surface and are not covered by crop residue.  相似文献   

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Seeds of Viola arvensis collected in different years and in different months within those years were buried in soil under natural seasonal temperature cycles, and changes in their germination requirements monitored. Seeds were dormant at maturity in May or June, but nondormant by autumn. During winter, some seeds entered dormancy, while others entered conditional dormancy, i.e. retained the ability to germinate at 15/6 and 20/10oC but not at other thermoperiods. Dormant and conditionally dormant seeds became nondormant the following summer. Seeds collected in 1981 exhibited an annual dormancy:nondormancy cycle, while those collected in 1982 exhibited an annual conditional dormancy:nondormancy cycle. The type of dormancy cycle found in these seed lots during their first year of burial persisted in subsequent years. Thirty–five and 36% of seeds collected in May 1983 and 1986, respectively, were conditionally dormant the following May, while only 5 and 9% of those collected in the same field in June 1983 and 1986, respectively, were conditionally dormant. Dormant seeds collected in 1981,1982 and 1984 and buried at 5oC during summer germinated to 0, 33 and 0% respectively, at 15/6oC in autumn. After the 1982 seeds became nondormant during summer, only 25% entered conditional dormancy when buried at 5oC, but after the 1981 and 1984 seeds became nondormant, 100% entered conditional dormancy at 5oC. Thus, the persistent seed bank of V. arvensis at a population site may consist of seeds with an annual dormancy:mondormancy cycle and others with an annual conditional dormancy:nondormancy cycle. This is the first report of the two types of annual seed dormancy cycles in the same species.  相似文献   

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Germination of freshly harvested seeds of Commelina benghalensis L. varied from 0–3% for small aerial seeds, 20–35% for large aerial seeds and from 33% for small underground seeds to 90% for large underground seeds. Innate dormancy of all seed types was completely overcome by clipping the seed coat. Exposure to 90°C dry heat for 2 h was also effective in increasing germination of the three strongly dormant seed types. Optimum temperature for germination varied with the different seed types. Periods of likely major weed infestation from the four seed types were predicted using soil temperature data. Exposure to light increased germination but was not essential and underground seeds responded more to light than aerial seeds. Optimum depth of emergence for the four seed types was from 0 to 50 mm and there was a positive correlation between maximum depth of emergence and seed weight.  相似文献   

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Germination of skotodormant (imbibed or redried dormant in the dark) seeds of Johnson grass [Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.] is temperature dependent. There was better germination at 40°C than at lower temperatures. Alternating temperatures of 40/28 and 35/22°C were best, overall, for imbibed and re-dried dormant seeds, respectively. For the imbibed, dormant seeds, there was apparent stimulation of germination by light, gibberelent A3 (GA3) and immersion in 700 mm sodium hypochlorite (NaOC1). However, the combinations of GA3+light, NaOC1+light, and NaOC1+GA3+light all had synergistic effects on the stimulation of germination of imbibed, dormant seeds. Germination of dry seeds treated with 900 min H2O2 was not affected, whereas the same treatment given to imbibed, dormant seeds resulted in about 40–60% germination. Stimulation of germination by H2O2 depends not only upon seed moisture content, but also upon concentration of H2O2 and previous NaOC1 immersion. Dry seeds immersed for 15 min in concentrated H2SO4 and incubated on water gave almost complete germination while no imbibed, dormant seeds germinated following this treatment. However, as little as 4 h of re-drying of these imbibed, dormant seeds, prior to the same H2SO4 treatment, stimulated about 40% germination. It is suggested that the induction and breakage of skotodormancy in imbibed or re-dried seeds in response to seasonal fluctuations in temperature and moisture may provide a survival mechanism for S. halepense. Induction de la germination des graines dormantes de Sorgho D'Alep, Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. La germination de graines dormantes (imbibées ou ressechées à l'obscurité) de Sorgho d'Alep dépend de la température. La germination est meilleure à 40°C qu'à des températures plus basses. Des alternances de 40/28 et 35/22C étaient optimales respectivement pour les graines imbibées ou ressechées. Pour les imbibées, il y a une stimulation par la lumière, la gibberelline A3 (GA3) et l'immersion dans une solution 700 mm d'hypochlorite de sodium (NaOC1). Cependant, les combinaisons GA3+lumière; NaOC1+lumière, et NaOC1+GA3+lumière ont toutes des effets de synergisme de la stimulation de la germination des graines dormantes imbibées. La germination des graines sèches traitées avec une solution 900 mm de H2O2 n'est pas affectée tandis que le même traitement appliqué aux imbibées résulte dans 40 à 60%de germination des semences dormantes. La stimulation de la germination pour H2O2 ne dépend pas uniquement de la teneur en humidité de la graine, mais également de la concentration en H2O2 et de la préimmersion dans NaOC1. Des graines sèches immergées pendant 15 min dans H2SO4 concentré et incubées à l'eau, donnent une germination presque complète tandis que des graines imbibées ne germent pas après ce traitement. Cependant, après un reséchage aussi petit que 4 h, les graines imbibées après un même traitement à H2SO4 germent à environ 40%. On peut conclure que l'induction et la levée de dormance des graines en relation avec les fluctuations saisonnières de température et d'humidité, fournissent un moyen de survie au Sorgho d'Alep. Keimungsinduktion bei skotodormanten Samen der Aleppo-Hirse (Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Die Keimung skotodormanter, d.h. im Dunkeln dormanter Samen (gequollen oder wiedergetrocknet) der Aleppo-Hirse (Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.) ist temperaturabhängig: Die Keimung war bei 40°C besser als bei niedrigen Temperaturen, und Wechseltemperaturen von 40/28 und 35/22°C waren allgemein am wirkungsvollsten für vorgequollene bzw. wiedergetrocknete dormante Samen. Für gequollene donnante Samen waren offensichtlich Licht, Gibberellin A3 (GA3) und Tauchen in 700 mm Natriumhypochlorit (NaOC1) keimungswirksam, und die Kombinationen GA3+Licht, NaOC1+Licht und NaOC1+GA3+Licht hatten alle eine synergistische Wirkung auf die Stimulation der Keimung vorgequollener dormanter Samen. Die Keimung trokener Samen blieb von einer Behandlung mit 900 mm H2O2 unbeeinflusst, während sie bei vorge-quollenen dormanten Samen zu etwa 40 bis 60% Keimung führte. Diëse Art Keimungsstimulation hängt nicht nur vom Feuchtigkeitsgehalt der Samen ab, sondern auch von der H2O2-Konzentration und einer vorausgehenden Behandlung mit NaOC1. Wurden trockene Samen 15 Minuten in konzentrierte H2SO4 getaucht und danach über Wasser inkubiert, keimten sie fast vollzählig, während vorgequollene dormante Samen nach dieser Behandlung nicht keimten, doch keimten sie zu etwa 40%, wenn sie vor derselben H2O2-Behandlung nur 4 h getrocknet wurden. Es wird angenommen, dass die Induktion und Brechung der Skotodormanz der je nach jahreszeitlichem Wechsel der Temperatur und Feuchtigkeit gequollenen oder wiedergetrockneten Samen einen Überlebensmechanismus für Sorghum halepense bilden.  相似文献   

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Pyrenophora semeniperda, an important pathogen in Bromus tectorum seed banks in semi‐arid western North America, exhibits >4‐fold variation in mycelial growth rate. Host seeds exhibit seasonal changes in dormancy that affect the risk of pathogen‐caused mortality. The hypothesis tested is that contrasting seed dormancy phenotypes select for contrasting strategies for increasing pathogen fitness, and that increased fitness on nondormant seeds involves a resource trade‐off between toxin production and growth. The strategy for successfully attacking rapidly germinating nondormant seeds at high inoculum loads in autumn involves increased post‐infection aggressiveness to prevent seed escape through germination. An earlier study demonstrated that slow‐growing strains caused higher mortality than faster‐growing strains on nondormant host seeds at high inoculum loads. In this study, production of the toxin cytochalasin B was significantly higher in slower‐growing strains, and was induced only in seeds or in seed‐constituent‐containing media. Its production was reduced in vivo by Bromus tectorum seeds, suggesting direct involvement in pathogenesis on seeds. Fast‐growing strains caused significantly higher mortality than slow‐growing strains at low inoculum loads on dormant seeds, which apparently have resistance that is overcome at high loads or through rapid mycelial proliferation. In a co‐inoculation study, the fast‐growing isolate produced 3 × more stromata than the slow‐growing isolate on dormant seeds, whereas the slow‐growing isolate was twice as successful on nondormant seeds. These results provide evidence that mycelial growth rate variation and associated variation in cytochalasin B production represent a trade‐off maintained through temporally varying selection resulting from seasonal variation in host seed dormancy status.  相似文献   

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The transition from seed dormancy to germination is a multi‐step process. However, distinguishing between physiological processes involved in seed dormancy alleviation and those involved in germination has been difficult. We studied the seed dormancy alleviation process in Amaranthus tuberculatus, an important weed species in midwestern USA. Using three A. tuberculatus biotypes that differ in dormancy level, it was determined that stratification reduced seed dormancy from a high to a low level. Temperature alternation alleviated low seed dormancy and triggered germination. Exogenously applied abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellic acid (GA) had no effect on seeds with high dormancy. However, ABA and paclobutrazol (a GA biosynthesis inhibitor) significantly reduced germination of seeds with low dormancy. Hormones could not replace the effects of stratification or temperature alternation on dormancy alleviation. Based on our results, we propose a seed dormancy–germination transition model in which the dormancy of A. tuberculatus seeds is progressively reduced from a high to a low level; but environmental conditions (i.e. stratification) can accelerate the dormancy alleviation process. Under low dormancy levels, the seed is more sensitive to environmental cues that are responsible for removing dormancy and triggering germination (i.e. temperature alternation). Finally, ABA and GA regulation occurs primarily during the final transition from low dormancy to germination rather than the alleviation of high dormancy.  相似文献   

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Pseudomonas putida 40RNF applied to seed pellets reduced the occurrence of Pythium damping-off of sugar beet. A density of 6 × 107 40RNF per pellet reduced Pythium damping-off from 70 to 26% when seeds were sown in artificially infested soil (250 propagules Pythium ultimum per g dry soil). The efficacy of 40RNF was dependent on its density in the seed pellet (in the range 2 × 104–6 × 108 per pellet) and on the number of propagules of Pythium in soil. 40RNF declined to or stabilized at approximately 1 × 106 per pellet 3 days after planting, and this was independent of the inoculum density. This indicated that the crucial steps resulting in damping-off of sugar beet caused by Pythium ultimum must occur within 3–4 days of sowing. 40RNF reduced pericarp colonization by P. ultimum by 43% 48 h after planting and caused a 68% decrease in the number of sporangia of P. ultimum in the surrounding soil (0.0–5.0 mm). P. putida 40RNF also reduced pre and post-emergence damping-off (from 69.5 to 37.5%) caused by indigenous populations of Pythium species in an infested soil and this was as effective as the fungicide hymexazol (69.5 to 40%).  相似文献   

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The data on seed population dynamics of three weedy species of Eupatorium, viz. E. adenophwrum Spreng., E. riparium Regel and E. odoratum L. have been presented and discussed in the paper. The seed production and seed populations in soil seed bank were estimated, and the fate of buried seeds in soil was followed over a 2-year period. All the three species of Eupatorium produced a large number of seeds. The seed production of E. riparium per unit area was higher than that of the other two species because of its high population density. In all the three species most of the seeds were found to be present in the top 2 cm of the soil. The viable seed population of the three species of Eupatorium declined exponentially alter their burial in soil showing almost similar mortality patterns. A large proportion of seeds of all the Eupatorium spp. remained under enforced dormancy during their burial in soil with only a small fraction exhibiting induced dormancy. The longevity of the buried seeds increased on account of the dormancy imposed on them. The loss of seeds through degeneration and/or decomposition was rather low.  相似文献   

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Seed dormancy and persistence in the soil seedbank play a key role in timing of germination and seedling emergence of weeds; thus, knowledge of these traits is required for effective weed management. We investigated seed dormancy and seed persistence on/in soil of Chenopodium hybridum, an annual invasive weed in north‐western China. Fresh seeds are physiologically dormant. Sulphuric acid scarification, mechanical scarification and cold stratification significantly increased germination percentages, whereas dry storage and treatments with plant growth regulators or nitrate had no effect. Dormancy was alleviated by piercing the seed coat but not the pericarp. Pre‐treatment of seeds collected in 2012 and 2013 with sulphuric acid for 30 min increased germination from 0% to 66% and 62% respectively. Effect of cold stratification on seed germination varied with soil moisture content (MC) and duration of treatment; seeds stratified in soil with 12% MC for 2 months germinated to 39%. Burial duration, burial depth and their interaction had significant effects on seed dormancy and seed viability. Dormancy in fresh seeds was released from October to February, and seeds re‐entered dormancy in April. Seed viability decreased with time for seeds on the soil surface and for those buried at a depth of 5 cm, and 39% and 10%, respectively, were viable after 22 months. Thus, C. hybridum can form at least a short‐lived persistent soil seedbank.  相似文献   

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