International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY
1560-8530/2007/09-1-35-37
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Seed Germination of Caper (Capparis ovata var. Herbacea) Using a Naphthalene Acetic Acid and Gibberellic Acid
DURMUSALI SOYLER AND KHALID mahmood KHAWAR
Variety Registration and Seed Certification Department, General Directorate of Protection and Control, Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ankara - Turkey
Agricultural Biotechnology section. Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ankara, 06110, Diskapl, Ankara, Turkey
Corresponding author’s e-mail: kiiikhawar@gmail.com; bhatti@ankara.edu.tr; Tel: + 90-312-3179815; Fax: + 90-312-3179815
ABSTRACT
Poor seed germination is the major problem in wide scale cultivation of capers (Capparis ovata var. herbacea). The present study was conducted to examine the role of NAA and GA3 in breaking seed dormancy and determine the extent of their effectivity in seed germination ofC. capparis ovata var. herbacea. The Seeds were initially immersed in warm water (40°C) overnight and treated with HzSO^, for 20 min. These seeds were left out in the germination cabinets, for 28 days by soaking them in 100,250, 500 or 2000 mg/1 of NAA and GA3 each for 1/2, 1,2,6, or 24 h. The highest germination rate of 61% was obtained from the seeds tasated with GA, for 24 h.
Key Words: Capparis ovata; Seed germination; In vitro Abbrevlatloni: NAA-a Naphthalene acetic acid, GAi- Gibbrellic acid, HiSO.. Sulphuric acid
 
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