Abstract
Acetylene Resembling Effect of Ethylene on Seed Germination: Evaluating the Effect of Acetylene Released from Calcium Carbide
Highlights
Seed germination is the most important and the first step of vegetable growing
This study has shown the reasonable relation between different floating periods in acetylene solution on seed germination speed and percent (Table 1)
The highest germination percent was achieved by 2, 4 and 2 hours floating respectively for parsley, celery and Swiss chard, and the highest germination speed was noted in the case of 4, 4 and 2 hours floating interval respectively for parsley, celery and Swiss chard (Table 1)
Summary
Seed germination is the most important and the first step of vegetable growing. A new method for improving seed germination is a valuable solution for preventing economical loss and obtaining higher yields and income. The effect of ethylene on breaking seed dormancy and initiation of seed germination was studied in many plants, including cereals (Taiz and Zeiger, 2002) and lettuce seeds (Abeles, 1986). The inhibitory effect of light or heat on lettuce seeds was noted and this was due to inhibition of ethylene production by these factors (Abeles et al, 2012). A positive correlation between increasing endogenous ethylene and the speed of germination was reported for peanut (Arachis hypogaea) seeds by Taiz and Zeiger (2002). Dutt et al (2004) showed the positive effect of 1-aminocyclopropane-1carboxylic acid (ACC) as an ethylene biosynthetic precursor, in reducing the time needed for seedlings’ emergence of Impatiens seeds
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