The Effect of Different Stratification Conditions on the Germination of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. and F. ornus L. Seeds

Cristina DRAGHICI; Ioan Vasile ABRUDAN

doi:10.15835/nbha3916098

The Effect of Different Stratification Conditions on the Germination of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. and F. ornus L. Seeds

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Cristina DRAGHICI Transilvania University, 1 Sirul Beethoven St., 500123 Brasov (RO)
Ioan Vasile ABRUDAN Transilvania University, 1 Sirul Beethoven St., 500123 Brasov (RO)

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https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha3916098

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The aim of the paper was to assess the impact of different stratification treatments recommended by the literature on the shortening of manna ash (F. ornus L.) and narrow-leaved ash (F. angustifolia Vahl.) seed germination in order to identify a suitable pre-germination treatment for seedling production. Seeds of three Southern Romanian origins for both species were exposed to four stratification treatments (cold (3oC) and warm (20oC), with and without sand-peat medium). The highest percentage of germination (up to 87% for Fraxinus ornus and up to 71% for F. angustifolia) was recorded in the case of the stratified seeds with cold medium (3oC) and relatively constant seed moisture (between 45% and 65%) throughout the treatment.

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2011-05-30

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DRAGHICI, C., & ABRUDAN, I. V. (2011). The Effect of Different Stratification Conditions on the Germination of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. and F. ornus L. Seeds. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 39(1), 283–287. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha3916098

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Vol. 39 No. 1 (2011)

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DOI: 10.15835/nbha3916098

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