EFFECT OF KUTAHYA GEOTHERMAL WATERS ON SEED GERMINATION

Abstract

this study, the effects of Kutahya geothermal waters on seed

germination of 10 different plant species was searched. The seeds were

germinated in Petri dishes. As a result, percent germination of pepper, eggplant

and vetch seeds were increased by all the geothermal waters. On the other hand,

seed germination of sun-flower and tomato were inhibited by all the geothermal

waters used. There wasn't any significant effect of the geothermal waters on

wheat, barley, chick-pea, bean and cucumber seed germination. Simav and

Gediz geothermal waters had a most negative effect on seed germination. The

reason for this was discussed from point of the toxic elements contained in the waters.

Keywords

• Geothermal Waters,Kutahya,Seed Germination

KUTAHYA KAPLICA SULARININ TOHUM ÇiMLENMESi UZERiNE ETKiLERi

Abstract

Bu cahsrnada 10 farkh bitki tohumunun cimlenrnesi Uzerine Kutahya'daki kaplica

sulanrnn etkileri arasunlrmsnr, Tohumlar Petri kutulannda cimlendirilmistir.

Sonuc olarak; biber.pathcan ve fig tohurnlanrnn cirnlenrne yuzdesi bUtUn kaphca

sulan tarafmdan artmlrmstir. Buna mukabil aycicegi ve domates tohurnlannm

cirnlenmeleri onemli derecede olumsuz etkilenmistir. Bugday, arpa, nohut, fasulye

ve hiyar tohumlan uzerinde kaphca sulanrun etkileri onemli bulunmarmstrr. En

olumsuz etkiye Simav ve Gediz kaphca sulanrun sahip olduklan tesbit edilmistir.

Bu etkilerin sebebi, kaphca sulanrun icerdikleri toksik elementlerle ilgili olarak

tartisrlrmsnr.

Keywords

• Kutahya,Kaplıca Suları,Tohum çimlenmesi

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