@article{article_29673, title={STUDIES ON DETERMINATION THE EFFECTS OF SOME PRACTICABLE CLASSIFICATION METHODS ON SEED GERMINATION OF CRIMEAN JUNIPER (Juniperus excelsa Bieb.) BEFORE SOWING PROCESS}, journal={Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={4}, pages={111–120}, year={2011}, author={Gültekin, H. Cemal and Gülcü, Süleyman and Gültekin, Ü. Gülşan and Divrik, Alime}, keywords={Boylu Ardıç,Tohumların sınıflandırılması,Çimlenme yüzdesi}, abstract={<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">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. </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal;" class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family:’Times-Roman’;font-size:10pt;"> <br /> </span> <span style="font-family:’Times-Roman’;font-size:10pt;"> </span> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi}