Hormone Physiology of Two Camellia oleifera Abel.Species during Seed Germination
We compared the rate of germination of Cenxi Soft Branch Camellia and Sanjiang 81, and discussed the dynamic variation rules and ratio of ZR, GA3, IAA and ABA (4 kinds of main plant endogenous hormones) of these two species during seed germination by using reverse phase HPLC method. The results showed that, Cenxi Soft Branch Camellia sprouted earlier and had higher sprouting percentage than Sanjiang 81. The ZR, GA3, IAA contents in Cenxi Soft Branch Camellia were all higher than those in Sanjiang 81. The dynamic variation trend of hormones was similar, but the ABA content of Cenxi Soft Branch camellia reduced rapidly and drastically. The results showed a correlation between the dynamic variation and ratio of endogenous hormones with the changes of germination rate. This gave an insight into the physiology of Camellia oleifera Abel.