[Effects of sand burying on caryopsis germination and seedling growth of Bromus inermis Leyss].

This paper studied the effects of different depth sand burying on the caryopsis germination, seedling emergence and growth of Bromus inermis Leyss., a perennial gramineous grass dominated on Othidag sandy land. The results showed that the maximum burying depth for B.

Effect of temperature, light and salinity on seed germination and radicle growth of the geographically widespread halophyte shrub Halocnemum strobilaceum.

Background And Aims: The small leafy succulent shrub Halocnemum strobilaceum occurs in saline habitats from northern Africa and Mediterranean Europe to western Asia, and it is a dominant species in salt deserts such as those of north-west China. The effects of temperature, light/darkness and NaCl salinity were tested on seed germination, and the effects of salinity were tested on seed germination recovery, radicle growth and radicle elongation recovery, using seeds from north-west China; the results were compared with those previously reported on this species from 'salt steppes' in the Mediterranean region of Spain.

Methods: Seed germination was tested over a range of temperatures in light and in darkness and over a range of salinities at 25 degrees C in the light.