Content | Quantity (mg L-1) | ||
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Macroelements | KN | VW | LN |
KNO3 | 525.000 | ||
NH4NO3 | 500.000 | ||
NH4H2PO4 | 500.000 | ||
(NH4)2SO4 | 500.000 | 1000.000 | |
Ca3(PO4)2 | 200.000 | ||
Ca(NO3)2 | 347.200 | 347.200 | |
MgSO4 | 122.125 | 122.100 | 58.620 |
KH2PO4 | 250.000 | 250.000 | 135.000 |
KCl | 250.000 | 1050.000 | |
Microelements | |||
AlCl3·6H2O | 0.056 | ||
NiCl2·6H2O | 0.031 | ||
MnSO·HO | 5.682 | 5.600 | 0.052 |
42KI | 0.099 | ||
H3BO3 | 1.014 | ||
ZnSO4·7H2O | 0.565 | ||
CuSO4·5H2O | 0.019 | ||
Iron source | |||
C6H5FeO7 | 4.400 | ||
FeSO4·7H2O | 25.000 | 27.800 | |
Complexing agent | |||
Na2EDTA·2H2O | 37.260 | ||
Vitamins | |||
Nicotinic acid | 1.000 | ||
Pyridoxine-HCl | 1.000 | ||
Thiamin-HCl | 0.400 | 10.000 | |
100.000 | |||
Aminoacids | |||
Glycine | 2.000 | ||
Carbon source | |||
Sucrose | 20000.000 | 20000.000 | 20000.000 |
Seed germination stages (%) | |||||
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Medium | Stage 0 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
15.04 ± 2.68a | 26.19 ± 5.32d | 58.77 ± 5.51a | 0.00 ± 0.00d | 0.00 ± 0.00b | |
13.04 ± 2.16ab | 35.46 ± 4.40c | 51.51 ± 3.13a | 0.00 ± 0.00d | 0.00 ± 0.00b | |
9.75 ± 0.98bc | 46.00 ± 5.16b | 40.82 ± 1.92b | 2.83 ± 0.30a | 0.79 ± 0.10a | |
7.45 ± 0.47c | 58.71 ± 7.69a | 33.71 ± 7.11bc | 0.13 ± 0.05d | 0.00 ± 0.00b | |
13.86 ± 3.25a | 57.64 ± 2.16a | 27.47 ± 4.28cd | 1.03 ± 0.16c | 0.00 ± 0.00b | |
13.01 ± 1.59ab | 61.22 ± 4.95a | 23.55 ± 5.23d | 2.21 ± 0.30b | 0.00 ± 0.00b |
Treatment | Concentration (%) | Time (min) |
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NaOCl | 0.5 | 8 |
NaOCl | 1.0 | 8 |
EtOH + NaOCl | 70 + 0.5 | 0.5 + 8 |
EtOH + NaOCl | 70 + 1.0 | 0.5 + 8 |
Seed germination stages (%) | |||||
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Medium | Stage 0 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
11.85 ± 1.36a | 34.35 ± 3.55c | 44.61 ± 1.50b | 8.46 ± 0.88a | 0.72 ± 0.14a | |
9.43 ± 1.80abc | 41.38 ± 3.14b | 46.75 ± 1.31b | 2.44 ± 0.92b | 0.00 ± 0.00b | |
6.29 ± 1.37c | 41.91 ± 0.10b | 51.62 ± 1.12a | 0.17 ± 0.03c | 0.00 ± 0.00b | |
7.94 ± 1.52bc | 36.91 ± 3.42bc | 52.41 ± 2.34a | 2.74 ± 0.25b | 0.00 ± 0.00b | |
10.98 ± 2.07ab | 48.19 ± 1.91a | 40.24 ± 1.88c | 0.60 ± 0.06c | 0.00 ± 0.00b | |
10.55 ± 2.26ab | 50.60 ± 2.57a | 38.66 ± 2.77c | 0.19 ± 0.00c | 0.00 ± 0.00b |
Germination stage | Indicators |
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Stage 0 | ‘No germination’ stage. No growth of embryo occurs. |
Stage 1 | ‘Pre-germination’ stage. Embryo swells to fill the seed coat. |
Stage 2 | ‘Germination’ stage. Embryo emerges from the seed coat. |
Stage 3 | ‘Protocorm’ stage. Embryo is completely discharged from the seed coat. |
Stage 4 | ‘Rhizoid’ stage. Rhizoids are formed on the protocorm surface. |
Stage 5 | ‘Shoot’ stage. Shoot is diferentiated from the protocorm. |