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Germination of Carolina Silverbell Seed

Seeds o f Carolina silverbell (Halesia tetraptera Ellis var.tetraptera) from 4 seed lots were subjected to 7 pretreatment/stratification regimes. Germination rate and percentage differed significantly among seed lots, ranging from 0 to 80% at the end of 65 weeks. It appeared that seed lots varied in their requirements for cold stratification. An 8-hour sulfuric acid soak, followed by a warm-cold-warm stratification cycle significantly increased the rate and cumulative germination at the end of the 65 weeks for 3 of the 4 seed lots examined.Tree Planters' Notes 46(4):134-137; 1995.


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Author(s): G. Randy Johnson, Jr.

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 46, Number 4 (1995)

Section: Research Reports

Volume: 46

Number: 4