• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.219-226
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• 2000

The experiments were conducted to investigate the characteristics of the seed germination and the bulb dormancy in Korean-native Allium victorialis L. by the physicochemical treatments. The characteristics of two Allium victorialis seeds was similar in shape, color and threshing but different in other characters. Weight of 1,000 grains in Ullrung-native was 14.8g corresponding to 2.1 times as compared with Odae-native. Seeding immediatly after seed collection of Ullrung-native only germinated and chemicals didn't affect in germination improvement. The germination rate, average days to germination and coefficient of germination of Ullrung-native was 86%, 42 days and 2.05 at the dark condition of control, respectively. The germination rate, average days to germination and coefficient of germination of Odae-native was 70%, 47 days and 1.5 at the dark condition of control and 82%, 47 days, 1.75 at the light condition after 5$^{\circ}C$ prechilling for 30 days, respectively. The bedding days to reduce the physiological dormancy in the bulb of Odae-native assumed to be appropriate up to 45 days after the first prechilling.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.171-178
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• 1998

This experiment was conducted to study on forage utility of Diplachne fusca L. which live in reclaimed saline land of midwest region of Korea. The primary experiment was conducted to know on germination characteristics of Diplachne fusca L. according to storage condition after seed harvesting, light, temperature, flooding depth, salinity and soil covering. The results obtained are summarized as follows; 1. The germination percentage, average days to germination, germination rate and coefficient of germination were not different in existence of light, combination with existence of light and storage condition, but those were higher different in storage condition. 2. The germination characteristics were more higher on the condition of alternating temperature than constant temperature, and it was the highest on the condition of alternating temperature with $35/25^{\circ}C$ and constant temperature with $35^{\circ}C$. 3. There were apparently significant in germination percentage, average days to germination, germination rate and coefficient of germination according to flooding depth. The germination characteristics of D. fusca L. were the highest on the wndition of flooding depth with Ocm and did not germinate on the condition of flooding depth more than 3cm. 4. There were apparently significant in germination percentage, average days to germination, germination rate and coefficient of germination according to salinity. Germination characteristics were the highest on the condition of salinity with 0.2%. There was more than 30% of germination percentage on the condition of salinity with 1% SO Diplachne fuaca L. was suitable to cultivate in reclaimed saline land. 5. The germination percentage, average days to germination, germination rate and coefficient of germination were significantly difference between soil covering. So Germination characteristics were the highest on the condition of soil covering with 0.2cm. But they scarcely germinated on the condition of more than 1cm of the soil covering.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.201-206
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• 1985

This experiment was carried out to get the basic information about long term storage (Temp.: -10${\pm}$1$^{\circ}C$ and -l${\pm}$1$^{\circ}C$, RH; 30${\pm}$6) of rice germplasm by using three Japonica and one Indica x Japonica cultivars based on the storage periods (96, 86, 58 and 20 months). The germination ability, based on the storing periods, was tested under the conditions of 30-32$^{\circ}C$ and 15-17$^{\circ}C$ air temperature. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. There were no significant differences between the short and long term storage conditions in the percentage of germination, average germination period, germination coefficient of the four varieties tested under both 15-17$^{\circ}C$ of low and 30-32$^{\circ}C$ of optimum temperature conditions. 2. Eventhough there were no significant differences in germination depending on the storage periods under optimum temperature condition (30-32$^{\circ}C$). Longer storage duration resulted in lower germination percentage, longer average germination period and lower germination coefficient under low temperature condition (15-17$^{\circ}C$). Comparing the varieties, the germination percentage of a Indica/Japonica cultivar "Tongil" was lower than that of Japonica cultivars under the low temperature condition (15-17$^{\circ}C$). 3. The longer period of storage, the more abnormal plants had appeared. 4. The germination ability was lost earlier under the condition of high moisture content in the seed and non-ventilation container.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.66 no.1
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• pp.8-17
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• 2021

As rice originates from tropical regions, low temperature stress during the germination stage in temperate regions leads to serious problems inhibiting germination and seedling establishment. Identifying and characterizing quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for low-temperature germination (LTG) resistance help accelerate the development of rice cultivars with LTG tolerance. In this study, we identified QTLs for LTG tolerance (qLTG5, qLTG9) and germination coefficient of velocity under optimal conditions (OGCV) (qOGCV7, qOGCV9) using 129 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from the cross between a low-temperature sensitive line Milyang23 and a low-temperature tolerant variety Gihobyeo. qLTG9 and qOGCV9 were detected at the same location on chromosome 9. At both LTG QTLs (qLTG5 and qLTG9), the alleles for LTG tolerance were contributed by the japonica variety Gihobyeo. At qOGCV7 and qOGCV9, the alleles for low temperature tolerance were derived from Milyang23 and Gihobyeo, respectively. The RILs with desirable alleles at two or more QTLs, i.e., GroupVII: qLTG5+qLTG9 (qOGCV9) and GroupVIII: qLTG5+qOGCV7+qLTG9 (qOGCV9), showed stable tolerance under low-temperature stress. Our results are expected to contribute to the improvement of tolerance to low-temperature and anaerobic stress in japonica rice, which would lead to the wide adoption of direct-seeding practices.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.209-214
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• 1991

The germination of seeds is developmentally complex process requiring water uptake, which is regulated by both genotypic and environmental factors. The present study was undertaken to determine the difference in germination characteristics, and to compare the ability of the logistic and Weibull functions to describe the cumulative germination curve when two levels of osmotic potential(0, -5 bar) were put to seeds of alfalfa, tall fescue, orchardgrass, and Kentucky bluegrass. The effects of grass type, osmotic potential, and their interaction on the total germination and coefficient of germination velocity were significant(P<0.01). The Weibull equation for predicting percent cumulative germination curve of alfalfa had significantly lower residuals than the logistic equation regardless of osmotic potential(P<0.01), indicating that the Weibull equation was more efficient than the logistic equation to fit the data of the percent cumulative germination of alfalfa. The rate parameter from the logistic equation was decreased under water stress, whereas the scale and shape parameters were increased. There were significant differences in days to 20% germination estimated from the logistic and Weibull equations.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.421-427
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• 2006

To investigate the relationships among the traits related seed dormancy in rice, viviparous germination, dry-heat tolerance and seed longevity were tested using 164 M/G RILs ($F_{17}$) derived from the cross between Milyang 23 (Indica/Japonica) and Gihobyeo (Japonica). At 40 days after heading, the viviparous germination rates of Milyang 23 and Gihobyeo were 0.0 and 7.0%, respectively. The averaged viviparous germination rate of 164 MIG RILs was 3.2%, and their range was from 0.0 to 50.9%. In dry-heat treatment at $90^{\circ}C$ for 24 h followed by the pre-drying at $40^{\circ}C$ for 2 days, Milyang 23 showed higher germinability (98.6%,2.7 days to $T_{50}$) than Gihobyeo (37.6%, 12.9 days to $T_{50}$), and the mean germination rate of 164 M/G RILs was 72.4%. In 54 months after harvest, the germinability in Milyang 23 and Gihobyeo were 90% and 0%, and 71 lines among 164 M/G RILs showed the germinability over 90%. The relationship between seed longevity and dry-heat tolerance was linearly correlated with high positive correlation coefficient. The relationships between seed longevity and viviparous germination, and viviparous germination and dry-heat tolerance were linearly correlated with high negative correlation coefficient. Milyang 23 had higher tolerance against high dry-heat, viviparous germination and long-term storage than Gihobyeo, and 164 M/G RILs showed the medium values of parents.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.23-31
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• 1995

To provide the basic information of buckwheat insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) and efficient material for the buckwheat processed foodstuffs, buckwheat (Fagopyrum egculentum Moench) was germinated at 1$0^{\circ}C$ for 7 days and the contents and composition of the insoluble dietary fiber were examined at 24 hour intervals. The NDF and ADF contents in ungerminated seeds were 20.27%, 18.95% on dry weight basis, respectively. During the germination period, the NDF and ADF contents increased gradually. The cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin contents in ungerminated seeds were 11.10%, 1.32% and 7.85%, respectively. During the germination period, the cellulose and lignin contents increased. However, there was no significant change in the hemicellulose contents. The composition of cellulose and hemicellulose in the NDF decreased with germination time, whereas that of lignin increased. The IDF contents obtained by Prosky method were higher than the NDF contents obtained by Van Soest method. However, the IDF and NDF contents were closely correlated(r=0.9785, p<0.01). The cellulose(Xl), hemicellulose(X2), lignin(X3) and soluble dietary fiber (SDF) (BL) showed the significant regression equation(p<0.001) with the root length(Y). The multiple regression equation was Y = -12.1306 + 0.9213xl - 0.1615$\times$2 + 0.1071$\times$3 + 0.7397$\times$4 and R2(coefficient of determination) was 0.942.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.202-207
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• 2000

This study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of seed germination pattern by the prechilling and alternating temperature treatments to 16 species of native plant. The seed length, width and thickness ranged from 1.1 to 8.9 mm, from 0.7 to 7.5 mm and from 0.4 to 1.7 mm, respectively. In addition, the 1,000 grain weight of native plants ranged from 0.1 to 8.8g. Germination rate of Melandryum firmum R. and Saussurea pulchella F. with light condition, Capsella bursa-pastoris L. and Leonurus sibiricus L. with dark conditionin of non-treatment were the highest 69, 81,16 and 36%, respectively. Germination rate of Aster scaber T., Cirsium setidens N., Ligularia fischeri T., Plantago asiatica L., and Saussurea sp. of 5$^{\circ}C$ prechilling for 30 days were the highest 84, 29, 29, 57, 78 and 95% with light condition respectively, 30% but Cirsium nipponicum M. only with dark condition. Germination rate of Aralia elata S., Aster koraiensis N. and Synurus deltoides N. of alternating temperature with 8 hours at 3$0^{\circ}C$ and 16 hours at 15$^{\circ}C$ were the highest 2 and 57% with light condition and 52% with dark condition.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.134-141
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• 1989

In order to estimate field seedling emergence and grain yield by the information collected from various laboratory seed vigor tests, each two malting and naked barley cultivar seeds were artificially aged according to the standard aging treatment suggested by the Association of Official Seed Analysts. The seed vigor tests adopted were warm- and cold-germination test, tetrazolium vigor test and electrocon. ductivity test. Field emergence of malting barley (Y) was estimated by Y=-2.962+0.229X$_1$ (% warm germination) -0.001X$_2$ (vigor of warm germination test: WGT) +0.354X$_3$ (vigor of cold germination test: CT) -0.558X$_4$ (% cold germination). The multiple correlation coefficient indicated that % warm germination. was contributed 64 % of the variation in seedling emergence rate of malting barley. The vigor of warm and cold germination tests, and % cold germination contributed additional 4, 7, and 9%, respectively, upon addition of the variables into regression. For naked barley, the regression equation of emergence rate was less efficient(R$^2$=54%) than that of malting barley(R$^2$=84%). A model to predict grain yield by the results of various seed vigor tests was not evaluated for both malting and naked barlev.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.31-35
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• 2010

Several experiments were conducted to investigate the germination characteristics among the Rumex crispus, R. japonicus, R. obtusifolius, and R. nipponicus. The germination point of R. japonicus was started 4 days after application, and then R. obtusifolius (5th), R. crispus (6th), R. nipponicus (10th) with appeared order. The optimum temperatures for germination of all tested Rumex spp. occurred at the $15^{\circ}C$. Especially, R. obtusifolius will have the widest germination range at $10^{\circ}C{\sim}30^{\circ}C$. To compared with 1996 and 2004 year selected R. japonicus germination were did not significantly difference, otherwise, all tested Rumex spp. on dark condition was not germinated. The parameters of germination characteristics of Rumex spp. were investigated mean germination rate (MGR, %), mean germination time (MGT, day), mean germination velocity (MGV, No./day), and coefficient of germination uniformity (CGU). The R. japonicus compared in tested Rumex spp. showed the highest MGR. The MGT and MGV of R. obtusifolius was appeared the earliest compared with R. obtusifolius and R. crispus.