RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Stratification of American Ginseng Seeds—Problems and Solutions
JF Native Plants Journal
JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 109
OP 111
VO 3
IS 2
A1 Li, Thomas SC
YR 2002
UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/3/2/109.abstract
AB Germination of American ginseng was 80% after treating moist seeds 3.5 mo at 15 °C (59 °F) followed by 9 mo at 1 to 2 °C (34 to 36 °F) in the laboratory. The warm treatment promoted the embryo to grow to a mature size while the cold treatment broke endogenous dormancy. Controlled stratification of seeds in the laboratory avoids many of the problems associated with the traditional method of stratifying seeds outdoors in sand beds.