Seed Morpho-Anatomy and Germination Enhancement of the Australian Native Species Lomandra longifolia Labill. and L. hystrix (R.Br.) L.R. Fraser & Vickery
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Seed Lots
2.2. Seed Fill, Weight and Morpho-Anatomy
2.3. Germination Stimulation Using Mechanical and Chemical Treatments
2.4. Data Collection and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Seed Fill and Seed Morpho-Anatomy
3.2. Germination Enhancement Using Mechanical and Chemical Treatments
4. Discussion
4.1. Seed Morpho-Anatomy
4.2. Seed Germination Ecology and Enhancement
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment | Type |
---|---|
Leaching | Mechanical |
Nicking | Mechanical |
SW1: Smoke water (50 mL L−1) | Chemical |
SW2: Smoke water (100 mL L−1) | Chemical |
SW3: Smoke water (200 mL L−1) | Chemical |
GA3: gibberellic acid (289 μM) | Chemical |
Nicking + SW2 | Combination |
Nicking + GA3 | Combination |
Tissue | Lomandra longifolia | Lomandra hystrix |
---|---|---|
E:S ratio | 0.4 ± 0.03 | 0.4 ± 0.04 |
Seed length (mm) | 3.9 ± 0.1 | 4.9 ± 0.8 |
Seed width (mm) | 2.3 ± 0.2 | 2.5 ± 0.4 |
Seed area (mm2) | 7.5 ± 0.6 | 11.8 ± 5.2 |
Embryo length (mm) | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 2.2 ± 0.5 |
Embryo area (mm2) | 0.3 ± 0.0 | 0.6 ± 0.1 |
100 seed weight (mg) | 860 ± 20 | 900 ± 20 |
Treatment | Lomandra longifolia | Lomandra hystrix | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Light | Dark | Light | Dark | |
Leaching | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 3.7 ± 0.1 | 2.4 ± 0.2 |
Nicking | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.0 | 2.2 ± 0.3 | 1.6 ± 0.4 |
SW1 | - | - | 0.3 ± 0.0 | - |
SW2 | - | - | 0.5 ± 0.1 | - |
SW3 | - | - | - | - |
GA3 | - | 0.3 ± 0.1 | - | 1.2 ± 0.2 |
SW2 + nicking | - | - | 0.9 ± 0.3 | - |
GA3 + nicking | - | 0.1 ± 0.0 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.1 |
Control | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.1 |
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Beveridge, F.C.; Williams, A.; Cave, R.; Kalaipandian, S.; Adkins, S.W. Seed Morpho-Anatomy and Germination Enhancement of the Australian Native Species Lomandra longifolia Labill. and L. hystrix (R.Br.) L.R. Fraser & Vickery. Appl. Biosci. 2023, 2, 222-235. https://doi.org/10.3390/applbiosci2020016
Beveridge FC, Williams A, Cave R, Kalaipandian S, Adkins SW. Seed Morpho-Anatomy and Germination Enhancement of the Australian Native Species Lomandra longifolia Labill. and L. hystrix (R.Br.) L.R. Fraser & Vickery. Applied Biosciences. 2023; 2(2):222-235. https://doi.org/10.3390/applbiosci2020016
Chicago/Turabian StyleBeveridge, Fernanda Caro, Alwyn Williams, Robyn Cave, Sundaravelpandian Kalaipandian, and Steve W. Adkins. 2023. "Seed Morpho-Anatomy and Germination Enhancement of the Australian Native Species Lomandra longifolia Labill. and L. hystrix (R.Br.) L.R. Fraser & Vickery" Applied Biosciences 2, no. 2: 222-235. https://doi.org/10.3390/applbiosci2020016