Study on characteristics of seed germination of Salvia officinalis / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the influences of lightness and temperature on seeds germination of Salvia officinalis, and offer the basis for the standardized cultivation of S. officinalis.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The morphological characters, 1 000-grains weight and rate of water absorption of the seed were observed, the germination capacity, percent of germination power and germination index at the five different degrees 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 degrees C were also measared.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>1 000-grains weight of the seeds was 8.03 g, the rate of water absorption is 49% within 24 h, the highest rate of germination capacity reached 85.33%, the germination index is 45.56.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The lightness and 25 degrees C are the most suitable parameters for the seed germination of S. officinalis.</p>