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E3S Web of Conf.
Volume 222, 2020
International Scientific and Practical Conference “Development of the Agro-lndustrial Complex in the Context of Robotization and Digitalization of Production in Russia and Abroad” (DAIC 2020)
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Article Number | 03025 | |
Number of page(s) | 5 | |
Section | Efficient Production, Storage, Processing and Pre-sale Preparation of Agricultural Products. Creation of Safe and High-quality, Including Functional Food Products Based on Modern Genetic and Breeding Methods in Crop Production and Animal Husbandry | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202022203025 | |
Published online | 22 December 2020 |
Development of new methods for increasing the germination of licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) seeds: preliminary data
1 M.N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, laboratory of strength, 620108 Yekaterinburg, Russia
2 Institute Botanic Garden Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, laboratory of experimental ecology and plants acclimatization, 620144 Yekaterinburg, Russia
3 Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, laboratory of plant molecular ecology, 620144 Yekaterinburg, Russia
* Corresponding author: nick@imp.uran.ru
The licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) is cultivated as a valuable medicinal plant. It is grown from seeds, but 70-90% of its seeds are in deep physical dormancy (hard seeds) – do not swell and do not germinate without special treatment (scarification). We are searching for the most effective methods of such processing. We have studied the effect of hydrostatic pressure from 10 to 40 MPa (pressure treatment) on the licorice seeds to improve the swelling and germination of them, which belong to a pair of visually distinguished groups by the color of the seed coat. For the first time, it was found that olive-colored seeds do not germinate after pressure treatment (the number of hard seeds is 80% or more). At the same time, very high content (up to 90%) of swollen but non-viable seeds was detected in the group with a light brown color of the seed coat. Hydrostatic pressure levels used did not significantly reduce hard seeds proportion in studied licorice seed material. A weak positive effect of hydrostatic pressure treatment was found. Further search for optimal pressure treatment modes for licorice seeds germination increasing looks promising.
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