Vol. 35 No. 1 (2021): Advances in Horticultural Science
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Warm stratification improves embryos development and seed germination of Cycas revoluta

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  • J. Benjelloun,
  • S. Bouzroud,
  • Z.E. Triqui,
  • Q. Lahlimi Alami,
  • R. Layachi,
  • A. Smouni,
  • A. Guedira
J. Benjelloun
Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Physiologie Végétales, Centre de biotechnologie végétale et microbienne biodiversité et environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat – Maroc.
S. Bouzroud
Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Physiologie Végétales, Centre de Biotechnologie Végétale et Microbienne Biodiversité et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat
Z.E. Triqui
Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Physiologie Végétales, Centre de Biotechnologie Végétale et Microbienne Biodiversité et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat
Q. Lahlimi Alami
Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Physiologie Végétales, Centre de Biotechnologie Végétale et Microbienne Biodiversité et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat
R. Layachi
Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Physiologie Végétales, Centre de Biotechnologie Végétale et Microbienne Biodiversité et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat
A. Smouni
Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Physiologie Végétales, Centre de Biotechnologie Végétale et Microbienne Biodiversité et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat
A. Guedira
Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Physiologie Végétales, Centre de Biotechnologie Végétale et Microbienne Biodiversité et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V de Rabat
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/ahsc-9681

Published 2021-02-12

Keywords

  • Cycas revoluta,
  • development,
  • germination,
  • treatment,
  • warm stratification,
  • zygotic embryos
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Benjelloun, J., Bouzroud, S., Triqui, Z. E. A., Lahlimi Alami, Q., Layachi, R., Smouni, A., & Guedira, A. (2021). Warm stratification improves embryos development and seed germination of Cycas revoluta. Advances in Horticultural Science, 35(1). https://doi.org/10.36253/ahsc-9681
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Abstract

The broad objective of this research is to study the effect of warm stratification on Cycas revoluta zygotic embryos length, seed germination and plant development. Four warm treatments were applied to seeds. Our results showed that seeds storage at room temperature or 30°C improved significantly zygotic embryos length. Moreover, time of germination was significantly reduced with the warm stratification. The highest percentage of germination was obtained with seeds warm treated at 30°C for 2 months while only 25% of seeds were able to germinate in the control. Regarding seedlings development, our results demonstrated that warm stratification did not affect plant development. No significant differences have been recorded in all the evaluated parameters except for root length. Taken together, these results underlined the beneficial effect of warm stratification on Cycas revoluta seed germination and plant development and proposed a new method to improve seed germination of Cycas revoluta.

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