TY  - JOUR
T1  - Influence of Salinity and Temperature on the Germination of <I>Haloxylon ammodendron</I> and <I>Ceratoides arborescens</I>
AU - Wang, Xian-Guo AU - Xue, Jian-Guo AU - , Pei-Sheng Mao AU - , Jian-Guo Han AU - , Xiang-Ge Du AU - , Li Zhao AU - Zhang, Tie-Jun 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 9
SP  - 1306
EP  - 1311
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.1306.1311
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.1306.1311
KW  - recovery germination
KW  -China
KW  -NaCl
KW  -desert
KW  -salt stress
KW  -Xerophyte
AB  - The effects of salinity and temperature on germination of <I>Haloxylon ammodendron</I> and<I> Ceratoides arborescens</I> were investigated in arid, saline areas in the North West of China. Seeds were exposed to salt solutions containing 0-700 mM (mmol L<SUP>-1</SUP>) of NaCl and at constant temperatures of 10, 15, 25 and 35&deg;C (in the dark). After seeds had been thus treated for 7 days, any ungerminated seeds were transferred to distilled water for a further 7 days to investigate the recovery of germinability. The data indicate that the germination percentage of two species was not affected by relatively low salinities at 10, 15, 25 and 35&deg;C but that it was severely inhibited at high salinity; the optimum temperature for germination was 15&deg;C for two species; recovery germination was significantly higher from high salinity than from low salinity for <I> H. ammodendron </I> and<I> C. arborescens </I>at 10-25&deg;C, <I>H. ammodendron </I>seeds are able to maintain their viability during exposure to high NaCl (700 mM) and high temperatures (35&deg;C) and to recover their germination after transfer to distilled water; germination of <I>C. arborescens</I> seeds is permanently inhibited after exposure to high NaCl and to high temperature.
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