Pre-Sowing Treatments Improve Germinability of South Texas Native Plant Seeds

The incorporation of native plant species is central to restoration efforts, but this is often limited by both the availability of seeds and the relatively low viability and germination rates of commercially available seeds. Although pre-sowing treatments are commonly used to improve germination rat...

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Autores principales:	Kaitlynn Lavallee, Pushpa Gautam Soti, Hansapani Rodrigo, Rupesh Kariyat, Alexis Racelis
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	seed dormancy seed treatment native plants habitat restoration Botany QK1-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3ae10467fa9843cca0025599bb7c266e2021-11-25T18:47:33ZPre-Sowing Treatments Improve Germinability of South Texas Native Plant Seeds10.3390/plants101125452223-7747https://doaj.org/article/3ae10467fa9843cca0025599bb7c266e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2545https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747The incorporation of native plant species is central to restoration efforts, but this is often limited by both the availability of seeds and the relatively low viability and germination rates of commercially available seeds. Although pre-sowing treatments are commonly used to improve germination rates of seeds, the efficacy of these treatments is found to vary across species. In this study, we tested how four pre-sow treatments (physical scarification, acid scarification, cold stratification, and aerated hydropriming) affected the viability and seed germination rates of 12 commercially available plant species native to south Texas and commonly used in restoration efforts. Our results show that the viability of the seeds have a wide range, from 78% to 1.25%. Similarly, the total germination rate ranged from 62% to 0%. We found that pre-sowing treatments accelerated the germination rate in 9 of 12 plant species tested, but the effect varied by treatment. Collectively, our results identify various methods to achieve the best germination rates for native plants of south Texas, to help improve restoration efforts across the region.Kaitlynn LavalleePushpa Gautam SotiHansapani RodrigoRupesh KariyatAlexis RacelisMDPI AGarticleseed dormancyseed treatmentnative plantshabitat restorationBotanyQK1-989ENPlants, Vol 10, Iss 2545, p 2545 (2021)
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spellingShingle	seed dormancy seed treatment native plants habitat restoration Botany QK1-989 Kaitlynn Lavallee Pushpa Gautam Soti Hansapani Rodrigo Rupesh Kariyat Alexis Racelis Pre-Sowing Treatments Improve Germinability of South Texas Native Plant Seeds
description	The incorporation of native plant species is central to restoration efforts, but this is often limited by both the availability of seeds and the relatively low viability and germination rates of commercially available seeds. Although pre-sowing treatments are commonly used to improve germination rates of seeds, the efficacy of these treatments is found to vary across species. In this study, we tested how four pre-sow treatments (physical scarification, acid scarification, cold stratification, and aerated hydropriming) affected the viability and seed germination rates of 12 commercially available plant species native to south Texas and commonly used in restoration efforts. Our results show that the viability of the seeds have a wide range, from 78% to 1.25%. Similarly, the total germination rate ranged from 62% to 0%. We found that pre-sowing treatments accelerated the germination rate in 9 of 12 plant species tested, but the effect varied by treatment. Collectively, our results identify various methods to achieve the best germination rates for native plants of south Texas, to help improve restoration efforts across the region.
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author	Kaitlynn Lavallee Pushpa Gautam Soti Hansapani Rodrigo Rupesh Kariyat Alexis Racelis
author_facet	Kaitlynn Lavallee Pushpa Gautam Soti Hansapani Rodrigo Rupesh Kariyat Alexis Racelis
author_sort	Kaitlynn Lavallee
title	Pre-Sowing Treatments Improve Germinability of South Texas Native Plant Seeds
title_short	Pre-Sowing Treatments Improve Germinability of South Texas Native Plant Seeds
title_full	Pre-Sowing Treatments Improve Germinability of South Texas Native Plant Seeds
title_fullStr	Pre-Sowing Treatments Improve Germinability of South Texas Native Plant Seeds
title_full_unstemmed	Pre-Sowing Treatments Improve Germinability of South Texas Native Plant Seeds
title_sort	pre-sowing treatments improve germinability of south texas native plant seeds
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3ae10467fa9843cca0025599bb7c266e
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Pre-Sowing Treatments Improve Germinability of South Texas Native Plant Seeds

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