An effective technique for breaking the seed dormancy of Acacia longifolia
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- 15 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in South African Journal of Plant and Soil
- Vol. 3 (2) , 85-87
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02571862.1986.10634196
Abstract
The effect of different pre-treatments on the dormancy of the hard-coated seeds of Acacia longifolia Andr. Willd. was determined. A final germination figure of 100% could be obtained with hot water treatments, acid scarification and manual scarification. However, if germination rate was taken into consideration, acid scarification proved superior to all other treatments.Keywords
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