Study on the Seed Germination Conditions of Coptis chinensis Franch
With the seeds of Coptis chinensis Franch as materials, the seeds of C. chinensis with different germination bed, temperature, illumination and physiological stages were collected from Shizhu to find out the optimum conditions for their germination and improve their livabili-ty. The results showed that the seed of C. chinensis had low germination rate, long germination period, storage period of not less than 180 d. Optimum germination was observed when the seeds were cultured on soil bed under the conditions of 12℃. , low -light intensity.