This experiment was carried out in order to investigate the effect of diurnal temperature fluctuations on seed germination of Pistacia vera L. The seeds of Badami-e-Zarand and Sarakhs cultivars were treated with the f...This experiment was carried out in order to investigate the effect of diurnal temperature fluctuations on seed germination of Pistacia vera L. The seeds of Badami-e-Zarand and Sarakhs cultivars were treated with the following temperatures： T1 = 24 hr at 25℃, T2= 16 hr at 25 ℃ ＋ 8 hr at 10 ℃, T3= 12 hr at 25 ℃ ＋ 12 hr at 10℃ and T4= 8 hr at 25℃ ＋ 16 hr at 10℃. The germination percentage was increased by diurnal temperature fluctuations, however all of treatments extended MTG compared to control （T1）. Temperature affected the quality of roots, in a matter that high constant temperature resulted in dichotomous （forked） roots during seed germination of pistachio. The response of cultivars was different in this case, so that, Badami-e-Zarand had higher dichotomous root percentage. This disorder can be decreased by diurnal temperature fluctuation.展开更多
文摘This experiment was carried out in order to investigate the effect of diurnal temperature fluctuations on seed germination of Pistacia vera L. The seeds of Badami-e-Zarand and Sarakhs cultivars were treated with the following temperatures： T1 = 24 hr at 25℃, T2= 16 hr at 25 ℃ ＋ 8 hr at 10 ℃, T3= 12 hr at 25 ℃ ＋ 12 hr at 10℃ and T4= 8 hr at 25℃ ＋ 16 hr at 10℃. The germination percentage was increased by diurnal temperature fluctuations, however all of treatments extended MTG compared to control （T1）. Temperature affected the quality of roots, in a matter that high constant temperature resulted in dichotomous （forked） roots during seed germination of pistachio. The response of cultivars was different in this case, so that, Badami-e-Zarand had higher dichotomous root percentage. This disorder can be decreased by diurnal temperature fluctuation.
