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Effects of a Wet-Dry Seed Treatment on the Germination and Root Elongation of "Whitmar" Beardless Wheatgrass under Various Water Potentials
Author
Kastner, W. W.
Goebel, C. J.
Maguire, J. D.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1981-07-01
Body

Seeds of Whitmar beardless wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum f. inerme Beetle) were allowed to imbibe water at 20 degrees C for 24 hours, followed by air-drying at room temperature for 24 hours. Seeds were then placed in slanted-plate containers held at 20° C to measure germination and root elongation under water potentials of -0.3, -7.5, and -15 bars. Seed treatment significantly accelerated germination and root elongation under a water potential of -0.3 bars, with some acceleration occurring at -7.5 bars. Treatment did not accelerate growth activity under a water potential of -15 bars. 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)
10.2307/3897856
Additional Information
Kastner, W. W., Goebel, C. J., & Maguire, J. D. (1981). Effects of a wet-dry seed treatment on the germination and root elongation of" Whitmar" beardless wheatgrass under various water potentials. Journal of Range Management, 34(4), 305-307.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/646176
Journal Volume
34
Journal Number
4
Journal Pages
305-307
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
seed treatments
Wet
water potential
Imbibe
Acceleration
Root Elongation
Dry
Agropyron spicatum
Whitmar
Beardless Wheatgrass
germination
growth