Open AccessPróby uprawy Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. i wstępna ocena przydatności nasion [An attempt at Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. cultivation and the initial estimation of the seeds utility]
Author(s) -
O. Kostecka-Mądalska,
Alicja Noculak
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta agrobotanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2300-357X
pISSN - 0065-0951
DOI - 10.5586/aa.1971.006
Subject(s) - citrullus colocynthis , germination , citrullus , horticulture , botany , traditional medicine , biology , chemistry , medicine
Trials of cultivating Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. were carried out in the Medicinal Plant Garden of the Medical Academy to Wrocław. The seeds were obtained from Bucarest and stored for one year. The plants obtained from those seeds developed well, produced flowers and fruited. The seeds germinated in darknees in about 90%. Light distinctly inhibited germination. Urease activity was determinated initially in the seeds by the method of Sumner. One kilogram of whole seeds has an activity of about 12000 Summer units