STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS

Volume: 4 Number: 1 March 19, 2011
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STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS

Abstract

In this study, the germination and seedling percent of Crimean Juniper (Juniperus excelsa Bieb.) seeds which were classified into eight classes according to their colours (IA: light-coloured and IB: darkcoloured seeds), morphological appearance (IIA: large-sized and IIB: small-sized seeds), floating ability in saccharine solution (IIIA: floated and IIIB: sunken seeds) and water (IVA: floated and IVB: sunken seeds) were investigated. The seeds were sown to germinate in open-field conditions with sowing Enso-potray of 45x35 cm in size, and the experimental design was “Completely Randomised Design” with three replications. Germination data on seed classes were analyzed using SSPS statistical software. Analysis of variance and Duncan test showed that the highest germination percent (51.3%) was provided by dark-coloured (IB) seeds. In conclusion, as it is easy to practice and economical method for production of Crimean Juniper Seedlings in forest nurseries, the seeds could be classified by floating process in water. It could be said that the germination ability of the floated seeds in water are much better than those of the sunken seeds.


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APA
Gültekin, H. C., Gülcü, S., Gültekin, Ü. G., & Divrik, A. (2011). STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 4(1), 111-120. https://izlik.org/JA47AX45FA
AMA
1.Gültekin HC, Gülcü S, Gültekin ÜG, Divrik A. STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS. ACUJFF. 2011;4(1):111-120. https://izlik.org/JA47AX45FA
Chicago
Gültekin, H. Cemal, Süleyman Gülcü, Ü. Gülşan Gültekin, and Alime Divrik. 2011. “STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus Excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 4 (1): 111-20. https://izlik.org/JA47AX45FA.
EndNote
Gültekin HC, Gülcü S, Gültekin ÜG, Divrik A (March 1, 2011) STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 4 1 111–120.
IEEE
[1]H. C. Gültekin, S. Gülcü, Ü. G. Gültekin, and A. Divrik, “STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS”, ACUJFF, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 111–120, Mar. 2011, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA47AX45FA
ISNAD
Gültekin, H. Cemal - Gülcü, Süleyman - Gültekin, Ü. Gülşan - Divrik, Alime. “STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus Excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 4/1 (March 1, 2011): 111-120. https://izlik.org/JA47AX45FA.
JAMA
1.Gültekin HC, Gülcü S, Gültekin ÜG, Divrik A. STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS. ACUJFF. 2011;4:111–120.
MLA
Gültekin, H. Cemal, et al. “STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus Excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, Mar. 2011, pp. 111-20, https://izlik.org/JA47AX45FA.
Vancouver
1.H. Cemal Gültekin, Süleyman Gülcü, Ü. Gülşan Gültekin, Alime Divrik. STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS. ACUJFF [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 1;4(1):111-20. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA47AX45FA
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