Ma Jing, Shan Lishan, Wang Yang, et al. Effects of Water Retaining Agent on Seed Germination of Four Typical Desert Plants[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2019, 39(2): 38-42.
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Ma Jing, Shan Lishan, Wang Yang, et al. Effects of Water Retaining Agent on Seed Germination of Four Typical Desert Plants[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2019, 39(2): 38-42. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2019.02.006.
Effects of Water Retaining Agent on Seed Germination of Four Typical Desert Plants
[Objective] To study the effects of different dosages of water-retaining agents on seed germination of four typical desert plants
the suitable dosage of seed-coated water-retaining agents was screened to provide scientific basis for vegetation restoration and desertification control in desert areas.[Methods] Four typical desert plants
Reaumuria soongarica
Caragana korshinskii
Nitraria sphaerocarpa and Hedysarum scoparium
were studied. Their seeds were treated with 1%
4%
7%
10%
and 13% water-retaining agents
and indices of germination rate
germination potential
average germination rate of these seeds were measured.[Results] With the increase of water-retaining agent dosage
the germination rate of Caragana korshinskii showed a downward trend. Hedysarum scoparium
Nitraria sphaerocarpa and Reaumuria soongarica showed a trend of increasing firstly and decreasing afterwards
and the highest germination rate showed when the amount of water retaining agent was 4%. The different amounts of water retaining agent had a significant effect(p < 0.05) on the seeds of germination potential. The germination potential increased first and then decreased with the increase of the amount of water-retaining agent. When the amount of water-retaining agent was 1%
Caragana korshinskii had the highest germination potential
and when it was 4%
Hedysarum scoparium
Nitraria sphaerocarpa and Reaumuria soongarica had the highest germination potential. Different amounts of water-retaining agent treat had significant effects on seed average germination rate and germination index(p < 0.05). The two indices of the seeds of Nitraria sphaerocarpa and Reaumuria soongarica increased first and then decreased with the increase of water-retaining agent dosage. The average germination rate and germination index were the highest at 4%. When the amount of water-retaining agent was 1%
Caragana korshinskii had the highest germination index.[Conclusion] The effect of water-retaining agent dosage on seed germination varied from species to species
and a suitable amount of water-retaining agent can promote the seed germination of typical desert plants.
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