Moistening and heating improve germination of two legume species

C.A. Segelquist

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Moistening and heating improve germination of two legume species

Formally Refereed

Authors:

C.A. Segelquist

Year:

1971

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Technical Note - Southern Forest Experiment Station,Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nacogdoches, Texas.

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Abstract

Germination of Lespedeza cuneata and Desmodium pauciflorum seeds from eastern Oklahoma was increased by heating them under moist conditions. Seeds of Desmodium sessilifolium from the same area germinated well without treatment. Moistening and heating did not increase germination of Lespedeza virginica and L. capitata; mechanical scarification was very successful with seeds of these species.

Keywords

legume, germination, Lespedeza cuneata, Desmodium pauciflorum, Desmodium sessilifolium, Lespedeza virginica, Lespedeza capitata

Citation

Segelquist, C.A. 1971. Moistening and heating improve germination of two legume species. Journal of Range Management. 24(5): 393-394.