Nitric Acid Promotes Pine Seed Germination

Robert C. Hare

doi:10.2737/SO-RN-281

Treesearch

Nitric Acid Promotes Pine Seed Germination

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert C. Hare

Year:

1981

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SO-RN-281

Source:

Res. Note SO-281. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 2 p.

Download (PDF 41 KB)

Download (PDF 41 KB): https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/1838.pdf

Abstract

Germination of a number of recalcitrant seed lots of loblolly, slash and longleaf pine was improved markedly following treatment with 0.1 percent nitric acid for 4 hours or 10 percent for 10 minutes.

Keywords

Sexual propagation, progeny testing, growth promoters

Citation

Hare, Robert C. 1981. Nitric Acid Promotes Pine Seed Germination. Res. Note SO-281. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 2 p.