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Seed Dormancy in Sesame (S. indicum) and the Effect of Gibberellic Acid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. Ashri
Affiliation:
The Hebrew University, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel
D. Palevitch
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan, Israel

Summary

Seed dormancy was found in the Mexican sesame cultivar Cola de Borrego but it disappeared about 6 months after harvest. Dormancy was completely broken by soaking the seeds in GA3 solutions of 100 and 500 ppm for 48 h; soaking in 1000 ppm GA3 concentration was helpful but not as good as the 100 and 500 ppm treatments. GA3 treatments also hastened emergence.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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