The effect of temperature and water potential on seed germination of poly-cross side-oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.) population of Canadian prairie
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Abstract
There is increasing interest in using native prairie plants for revegetation and pasture in the drier regions of the Canadian prairies. An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of simulated dry conditions and temperature on seed germination of side-oats grama grass (Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.). Over a 21d period, germination was studied in five growth chambers with constant temperatures of 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35°C and water potentials of –1.2, –0.9, –0.6, –0.3 and 0.0 MPa at each temperature. Seeds used in the study were bulk harvested seeds from a nursery established from 12 collections across Canadian prairie. More than 85% of the seeds germinated within 5 days at water potentials of 0.0 or –0.3 MPa when temperature was 25-35°C, but the percentage was reduced in solutions of lower than –0.6 MPa. Even though seed germination was reduced at lower water potential, 35% of seed germinated in a solution of –1.2 MPa, at 25-35°C. The final germination was highest at 25-35°C, intermediate at 20°C, and lowest at 15°C. Side-oats grama grass can germinate at low water availability, and if the growth condition is favourable, the majority of the seeds finish germination within a week. However, a temperature at or higher than 25°C is critical to improve total seed germination.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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