Seed Germination and Plant Development of Tanweed (Polygonum coccineum)

Authors

Robert N. Andersen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Document Type

Thesis

Date of this Version

1952

Citation

Thesis (M.S.)—University of Nebraska—Lincoln, 1952. Department of Agronomy.

Comments

Copyright 1952, the author. Used by permission.

Abstract

Seven storage treatments were conducted with freshly collected tanweed seeds in an attempt to find a method of obtaining high germination. The treatments were:

1. Saturated at 4° C.
2. Dry at 4° C.
3. Saturated and alternately frozen and thawed.
4. Dry and alternately frozen and thawed.
5. Alternately wet and dry at room temperature.
6. Wet at room temperature.
7. Dry at room temperature.

Of these treatments, number 1 gave the best results—yielding a maximum of 65 percent germination after three months of treatment and a minimum of 54 percent after four months of treatment.

Advisor: Neal Shafer