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Table 1: Recommendations for seed propagation of 22 species of
Australia which have been stored at room temperature.
| Species |
Storage Time (months) A |
Dormancy Present |
Pre-sowing treatment B |
Light Response C |
Sowing depth |
| Brachysome iberidifolia |
8 |
no |
none |
+ |
surface |
| Brachysome latisquaemea |
8 |
no |
none |
0 |
shallow |
Chryscocephalum apiculatum
(syn. Helichrysum apiculatum) |
7 |
no |
none |
+ |
surface |
| Chrysocephalum podolepidium (syn. Helichrysum podolepidium) |
8 |
yes |
GA3* |
0 |
shallow |
Erymophyllum ramosum subsp. Involucratum
(syn. Helipterum involucratum) |
-D |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hyalosperma glutinosum subsp. venustum (syn. Helipterum venustum) |
7 |
no |
none |
+ |
surface |
| Lawrencella davenportii (syn. Helicyhrysum davenportii) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Lawrencella rosea (syn. Helichrysum lindleyii) |
8 |
yes |
scarify* |
0 |
shallow |
| Leucochrysum fitzgibbonii (syn. Helipterum fitzgibbonii) |
9 |
yes |
GA3+ |
+ |
surface |
| Leucochrysum molle (syn. Helipterum molle) |
9 |
yes |
GA3* |
0 |
shallow |
| Leucochrysum stipitatum (syn. Helipterum stipitatum) |
7 |
yes |
Scarify or GA3 + |
+ |
surface |
| Minuria denticulata |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Myriocephalus stuartii |
- |
yes |
GA3+ |
0 |
shallow |
| Podolepis auriculata |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Posolipis gracilis |
9 |
no |
none |
0 |
shallow |
| Podolepi jaceoidess |
9 |
yes |
GA3+ |
0 |
shallow |
| Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. chlorocephala (syn. Helipterum chlorocephalum) |
6 |
yes |
scarify+ |
0 |
shallow |
| Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea (syn Helipterum roseum) |
6 |
no |
none |
0 |
shallow |
| Rhodanthe humboldtiana (syn. Helipterum humboldtianum) |
6 |
no |
none |
0 |
shallow |
| Rhodanthe manglesii (syn. Helipterum manglesii) |
6 |
yes |
scarify + |
0 |
shallow |
| Rhodanthe moschata (syn. Helipterum moschatum |
9 |
yes |
GA3+ |
0 |
shallow |
| Rhodanthe polygalifolia (syn. Helipterum polygalifolium) |
7 |
yes |
GA3+ |
0 |
shallow |
| Rhodanthe stricta (syn. Helipterum stricta) |
7 |
yes |
GA3+ |
+ |
surface |
| Schoenia filifolia subsp. subulifolia (syn. Helichrysum subsulifolium) |
8 |
no |
none |
0 |
shallow |
| Watzia acuminata |
10 |
no |
none |
+ |
surface |
| Watzia aurea |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Watzia citrina |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A Storage time at ambient temperature prior to sowing.
B Treatments shown to significantly increase germination of fully (*)
or partially (+) dormant seed, scarify = seed coat pierced with dissecting
needles and seeds moistened with water, GA3 = intact seeds moistened with
500 mg/l GA3 Solution.
C (+) light increases germination (0) no effect
D Species failed to germinate.
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