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Seed Dormancy   
Authors (6)
Mustafa Yildiz
Ramazan Beyaz
Mehtap Gursoy
Murat Aycan
Yusuf Koc
Mustafa Kayan
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Summary
Dormancy is when there is a lack of germination in seeds or tubers even though the required conditions (temperature, humidity, oxygen, and light) are provided. Dormancy is based on hard seed coat impermeability or the lack of supply and activity of enzymes (internal dormancy) necessary for germination. Dormancy is an important factor limiting production in many field crops. Several physical and chemical pretreatments are applied to the organic material (seeds/tubers) to overcome dormancy. Physical and physiological dormancy can be found together in some plants, and this makes it difficult to provide high-frequency, healthy seedling growth, since the formation of healthy seedlings from the organic material (seeds/tubers) sown is a prerequisite for plant production. This chapter will focus on the description of four different methods we have not seen reported elsewhere for overcoming dormancy.
Keywords
Book Name Seed Dormancy
Book Type Book Chapter
Book SubType Book chapter published internationally in the field
Quality Other international scientific book
Book Language English
Publication Date 12-2017
ISBN 978-953-51-3622-4
Country United Kingdom
City
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Citations
Google Scholar 22

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