Effect of Different Treatments on Germination of Cerasus Conradinae Seeds
In order to investigate the germination characteristics and improve the germination efficiency of Cerasus conradinae seeds,this paper used the naturally mature fruits of wild C.conradinae in Chibi city,Hubei Province as materials to study different storage times,GA3 concentration,and pH values of soaking water on the germination of C.conradinae seeds.The results show that(1)Under the condition of being sealed and refriger-ated at 4℃after drying,the life span of C.conradinae seeds is about 1 year.During this period,the germina-tion rate of seeds gradually decreases with the extension of storage time.After 15 months of storage,the seeds do not germinate,and the optimal storage time is 5 months;(2)After 4 months of storage of C.conradinae seeds,1 000,1 250 and 1 500 mg·L-1 GA3 treatment has an obvious inhibitory effect on the germination,and with the increase of concentration the inhibition is enhanced.(3)When the pH value of seed soaking water is 6.5,the germination rate is the highest at 58.89%.Strong acid or alkali treatment is not conducive to the ger-mination of C.conradinae seeds.