Hossein Ghane; Hossein Amirshekari; Amir mohammad Naji
Abstract
In order to study the effects of planting date and seed priming on yield and physiological traits of two cumin ecotypes, an experiment was conducted as factorial experiment based on randomized complete blocks design with three replications in the 2014-15 crop season at field research of medicinal plants, ...
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In order to study the effects of planting date and seed priming on yield and physiological traits of two cumin ecotypes, an experiment was conducted as factorial experiment based on randomized complete blocks design with three replications in the 2014-15 crop season at field research of medicinal plants, Shahed University. The factors were priming with two levels of control and osmopriming (KCL 4%), planting date with three levels of 25 February, 10 March and 25 March and ecotype with two levels of Neishabour and Sabzevar. The results showed that the interaction between priming and planting date and ecotype on seed number per plant grain yield and biological yield significant in statistical level of 5%, while the number of lateral branches and umber number per plant were significant in statistical level of 1%. There was a reduction on grain yield and biological yield due to delay in planting date from 10 Mar. to 25 Mar. Application of osmopriming led to a significant increase in percentage and yield of essential oil in Sabzevar ecotype. The chemical components of essential oils significantly decreased by delay in sowing date. Generally, cultivation of Sabzevar ecotype on 25 February lead to best quality and quantity in yield.
Kourosh Vahdati; Hassan Bahrami Sarmandi; Siamak Kalantari
Volume 12, Issue 2 , November 2010, , Pages 73-82
Abstract
Somatic embryos which were derived from immature cotyledons of a Persian walnut genotype had been grown on DKW medium supplemented with gelrite 0.3% and ABA (2 mg l-1). For maturation, somatic embryos were treated with chilling pre-treatment (one month in dark at (3-4C), different desiccation methods ...
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Somatic embryos which were derived from immature cotyledons of a Persian walnut genotype had been grown on DKW medium supplemented with gelrite 0.3% and ABA (2 mg l-1). For maturation, somatic embryos were treated with chilling pre-treatment (one month in dark at (3-4C), different desiccation methods (fast, slow and full) and combination of chilling and desiccation treatments. The experiment was conducted as RCD in tissue culture laboratory of College of Abouraihan, University of Tehran, Iran in 2007. After three weeks, plantlets obtained from this treatment were transferred to six plantlets developing media (including full and half strength DKW with different levels of sucrose and activated charcoal). Without any pretreatment, 26% of somatic embryos germinated, while those treated with cold-pretreatment germinated at 54% with both shoots and roots. Somatic embryos treated with fast, slow and full desiccation, germinated at 27, 37 and 57% with both shoots and roots, respectively. Cold storage for two months in combination with full desiccation resulted in higher amounts of somatic embryos germination (73%) which had both shoots and roots. Adding activated charcoal and sucrose, also reducing amounts of macro and micro nutrients did not have significant effect on shoot length. Adding activated charcoal enhanced root development.