Open AccessThe effect of plant growth regulators on centaury (Centaurium erythraea Rafn) seeds germination
Author(s) -
Nada Mijajlović,
Dragoljub Grubišić,
Zlatko Giba,
Radomir Konjević
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1821-4339
pISSN - 0354-4664
DOI - 10.2298/abs0501025m
Subject(s) - gibberellic acid , germination , darkness , abscisic acid , biology , botany , gibberellin , red light , plant growth , horticulture , chemistry , biochemistry , gene
Centaury seeds are light-requiring. Long-term red light irradiation caused more than 80% of seeds to germinate. Seeds did not germinate in darkness. Gibberellic acid and GA7 can replace light, but N-substituted phtalimide AC 94,377 was ineffective. Light-induced germination was inhibited by abscisic acid and growth retardants such as ancymidol, tetcyclacis, and paclobutrazole. Growth retardant-caused inhibition can be overcome by the addition of gibberellic acid