Does Humidification Technique Accomplish Physiological Enhancement Better than Priming in Onion Seeds?


Sivritepe H. O., Demirkaya M.

5th Balkan Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes, Tirana, Arnavutluk, 9 - 12 Ekim 2011, cilt.960, ss.237-244 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 960
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Tirana
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Arnavutluk
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.237-244
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, hydration (priming with PEG 8000 and humidification) treatments were carried out in seeds of onion cultivars 'Akgun-12', 'Valencia', 'TEG-502' and 'Contes' (having approximately 80% viability) in order to investigate their effects on germination rate, mean germination time (MGT), total lipid, total protein, soluble protein and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents and catalase activity.