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<p>As part of the ex-situ conservation of the rare plant species <italic>Teucrium santae</italic> (Lamiaceae), which is native to Algeria flora, we conducted this study under controlled conditions to determine the optimal circumstances for the germination of its seeds in terms of light, temperature, and water stress. The seeds showed a double dormancy that could be overcome using scarification with sulfuric acid combined with soaking in Gibberellic acid at 1,500 ppm. The seed’s photosensitivity was tested afterward and found to be indifferent. The highest final germination percentage (75%) was obtained at a temperature of 20 °C. The temperature has no significant effect on the velocity coefficient, unlike the initial germination day and the mean germination time which decrease with increasing temperature. On the opposite of the velocity coefficient, water stress results in a tremendous depressive effect on the final germination percentage, initial germination time and mean germination time. The value of –1.2 MPa constitutes the water potential beyond which germination becomes impossible.</p>
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As part of the ex-situ conservation of the rare plant species Teucrium santae (Lamiaceae), which is native to Algeria flora, we conducted this study under controlled conditions to determine the optimal circumstances for the germination of its seeds in terms of light, temperature, and water stress. The seeds showed a double dormancy that could be overcome using scarification with sulfuric acid combined with soaking in Gibberellic acid at 1,500 ppm. The seed’s photosensitivity was tested afterward and found to be indifferent. The highest final germination percentage (75%) was obtained at a temperature of 20 °C. The temperature has no significant effect on the velocity coefficient, unlike the initial germination day and the mean germination time which decrease with increasing temperature. On the opposite of the velocity coefficient, water stress results in a tremendous depressive effect on the final germination percentage, initial germination time and mean germination time. The value of –1.2 MPa constitutes the water potential beyond which germination becomes impossible.

Seed germination behavior of <italic>Teucrium santae</italic> Quézel &amp; Simonneau: a vulnerable and endemic Lamiaceae (Northwest Algeria)

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Seed germination behavior of  Quézel & Simonneau: a vulnerable and endemic Lamiaceae (Northwest Algeria)

As part of the ex-situ conservation of the rare plant species Teucrium santae (Lamiaceae), which is native to Algeria flora, we conducted this study under...

Seed germination behavior of Teucrium santae Quézel & Simonneau: a vulnerable and endemic Lamiaceae (Northwest Algeria)

Published Online: Jul 26, 2023

Page range: 174 - 184

Received: Apr 21, 2023

Accepted: Jul 17, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2023-0016

Keywords
conservation, germination, temperature, viability, water stress

© 2023 Meriem Bentekhici et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Seed germination behavior of Teucrium santae Quézel & Simonneau: a vulnerable and endemic Lamiaceae (Northwest Algeria)

Published Online: Jul 26, 2023

Page range: 174 - 184

Received: Apr 21, 2023

Accepted: Jul 17, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2023-0016

Keywordsconservation, germination, temperature, viability, water stress

© 2023 Meriem Bentekhici et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
conservation, germination, temperature, viability, water stress