TY - JOUR
T1 - Dormancy-breaking and germination requirements for seeds of Diervilla lonicera (Caprifoliaceae), a species with underdeveloped linear embryos
AU - Hidayati, S. N.
AU - Baskin, J. M.
AU - Baskin, C. C.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Dormancy-breaking requirements and type of dormancy were determined for seeds of Diervilla lonicera Mill. Seeds have an underdeveloped linear embryo that is about 35% of the length of the seed at maturity. Embryos (in intact seeds) grew at 25:15°C but not at 5°C. Up to 85% of the freshly matured seeds had morphological dormancy (MD), and thus, they germinated within about 30 days on a moist substrate in light at 30:15°C; a maximum of 3% of the seeds germinated in constant darkness. The other portion of fresh seeds had nondeep simple morphophysiological dormancy (MPD) and required a period of warm stratification or treatment with GA3 to break dormancy. These seeds also required light to germinate. In contrast, cold stratification induced dormancy, and dry storage for up to 1 year did not effectively break dormancy. Seeds with MD germinated to significantly higher percentages on soil than on filter paper or on sand. Seeds sown on soil in a non-temperature-controlled greenhouse in mid-November germinated mostly in late May, whereas those sown in mid-April germinated in early May. Apparently, embryos of November-sown seeds were induced into physiological dormancy during winter. Thus, seeds had MPD in spring and needed several weeks of warm temperatures for dormancy break, embryo growth, and germination. This is the first report on seed dormancy in the genus Diervilla.
AB - Dormancy-breaking requirements and type of dormancy were determined for seeds of Diervilla lonicera Mill. Seeds have an underdeveloped linear embryo that is about 35% of the length of the seed at maturity. Embryos (in intact seeds) grew at 25:15°C but not at 5°C. Up to 85% of the freshly matured seeds had morphological dormancy (MD), and thus, they germinated within about 30 days on a moist substrate in light at 30:15°C; a maximum of 3% of the seeds germinated in constant darkness. The other portion of fresh seeds had nondeep simple morphophysiological dormancy (MPD) and required a period of warm stratification or treatment with GA3 to break dormancy. These seeds also required light to germinate. In contrast, cold stratification induced dormancy, and dry storage for up to 1 year did not effectively break dormancy. Seeds with MD germinated to significantly higher percentages on soil than on filter paper or on sand. Seeds sown on soil in a non-temperature-controlled greenhouse in mid-November germinated mostly in late May, whereas those sown in mid-April germinated in early May. Apparently, embryos of November-sown seeds were induced into physiological dormancy during winter. Thus, seeds had MPD in spring and needed several weeks of warm temperatures for dormancy break, embryo growth, and germination. This is the first report on seed dormancy in the genus Diervilla.
KW - Diervilla lonicera
KW - Embryo growth
KW - Germination phenology
KW - Morphological seed dormancy
KW - Morphophysiological seed dormancy
KW - Underdeveloped linear embryo
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U2 - 10.1139/cjb-78-9-1199
DO - 10.1139/cjb-78-9-1199
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033662142
SN - 0008-4026
VL - 78
SP - 1199
EP - 1205
JO - Canadian Journal of Botany
JF - Canadian Journal of Botany
IS - 9
ER -