Seed germination analysis in order to improve the production of seedlings

Abstract

Base of mass production of seedlings In the forest nursery production is the production from seeds. The mature seed dormancy is main problem in the production of seedlings of Tilia tomentosa Moench. Germination exceeds the usual period of several months, from the time of maturation, collecting and sowing seeds until next spring. If the sowing of the seeds is in the next spring after the harvest the problem is even greater. That type of seed germination results a numerous negative consequences for conducting of production process. Difficulties in growing of white lime caused to it lose from production in nurseries. The paper presents the results of research of mature seeds germination subjected to wet and cold stratification and immature seeds germination. The mature seeds subjected to wet-cold stratification had significantly less technical germination of seeds picked in immature stage. The results also indicate that the method of preparation of seeds through wet-cold stratification is much more complicated method of sowing the seeds at an early stage of maturing.