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Seed Germination in Iva Annua L.
Author(s) -
Ungar Irwin A.,
Hogan William C.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1933609
Subject(s) - germination , salinity , osmotic pressure , biology , sodium , horticulture , artemisia annua , botany , saline , chemistry , ecology , organic chemistry , artemisinin , malaria , immunology , plasmodium falciparum , endocrinology
Optimum germination of Iva annua seeds occur at 15° C. Temperature and salinity interact in their effect on germination. Increases in osmotic concentration of media cause a gradual decrease in germination percentages at optimal temperatures. Sodium chloride, the most common salt in saline areas occupied by I. annua, has an osmotic rather than a toxic effect on germination.
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