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Germination of Seeds of 'Paloma' and 'Nezpar' Indian Ricegrass
Author
Young, J. A.
Evans, R. A.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1984-01-01
Body

Seedlots of the cultivars 'Paloma' and 'Nezpar' Indian ricegrass [Oryzopsis hymenoides (R. & S). Ricker] were classified as to seed type, germination, and germination in response to the additive enhancement treatments of removing the lemma and palea by dissection, enriching the germination substrate with gibberellin (GA3), and cool-moist stratification at 2 degrees C for 2 weeks. The seedlots contained different proportions of polymorphic seed size, color, and covering types. Seedlots of 'Paloma' were dominated by big black seeds while lots of 'Nezpar' contained roughly equal propertions of big and small black seeds. The various seed types had different germination characteristics both under control and enhancement treatments. The initial germination of untreated seeds of either cultivar was very low; however, maximum germination with enhancement did not exceed 50%. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3898815
Additional Information
Young, J. A., & Evans, R. A. (1984). Germination of seeds of 'Paloma' and 'Nezpar' Indian ricegrass. Journal of Range Management, 37(1), 19-21.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/645654
Journal Volume
37
Journal Number
1
Journal Pages
19-21
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
North America