Abstract
The conditions of low temperature treatuent for the induction of secondary dormancy in Kasalath seeds were investi-gated. Secondary dormancy was induced if the seeds kept imbibed at 10°C: and 15°C for more than 10 days, but not at 5°C for even 20 davs in Kasalath seeds. The effective temperatures for the induction of secondary dormancy ranged from 8°C to 19°C. As a result of screening of varieties for secondary dormancy in 81 varieties originating from Japan, China, Philippines, India, Korea, Italy, Romania, 8 varieties originating from India were found to have the ability to go through secondary dormancy. Secondary dormancy of dehusked seeds was induced by low temperature treatment (15°C, 16 days). The secondary dormancy of the dehusked seeds was broken by peeling of pericarp and testa and treatuent with a sodium hypochlorite solution (2.5%, 10 min). These results suggested that the pericarp and the testa played an important role in the induction of secondary dormancy at low temperature.
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