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Evaluating Seashore Paspalum Seed Germination And Enhancement, Erosion Abatement And Potential Use As A Vegetative Landfarm Cap, Dexter Paul Fontenot
Evaluating Seashore Paspalum Seed Germination And Enhancement, Erosion Abatement And Potential Use As A Vegetative Landfarm Cap, Dexter Paul Fontenot
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Four temperatures were tested to determine the optimum temperature for seed germination of Paspalum vaginatum 'Seaspray' seed. Results indicated that Paspalum vaginatum germination percentage was greatest at 30°C. Three seed enhancement treatments were applied to Paspalum vaginatum seed to determine improvements in germination percentage and MTG of the seed. Potassium nitrate, GA, and soaking seed in distilled water yielded greater germination percentages than the dry control. Seeds subjected to enhancement treatments had significantly faster MTG rates than the dry control seeds. Seeds also had higher germination percentage with exposure to light when compared to seeds that germinated in conditions not …