Promoting Germination in Ornamental Palm Seeds through Dormancy Alleviation

Delayed and inconsistent seed germination often hampers commercial production of palms (Arecaceae). Such sporadic germination is commonly due to seed dormancy. Mature, freshly shed seeds of palms typically display a combination of underdeveloped embryos (morphological dormancy) and the inability of developing embryos to rupture covering structures (physiological dormancy). Fruit and seedcoats are capable of imbibing water. Therefore, dormancy due to water-impermeable fruit or seedcoats (physical dormancy) does not occur. Removal of embryo covering structures, such as the pericarp and operculum, followed by incubation under moist, warm (25–35 °C) conditions promotes rapid and complete germination. Complete burial in soil promotes germination of seeds in intact fruit of loulu palm (Pritchardia remota).

• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Horttechnology

• Publication date

  2009-01-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.21273/HORTSCI.19.4.682
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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