RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Stratification and light promote germination of ratroot (<em>Acorus am</em><em>ericanus</em> (Raf.) Raf. [Acoraceae]) seeds harvested in northeastern Alberta
JF Native Plants Journal
JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 19
OP 22
DO 10.3368/npj.16.1.19
VO 16
IS 1
A1 Smreciu, Ann
A1 Gould, Kimberly
A1 Wood, Stephanie
YR 2015
UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/16/1/19.abstract
AB Seeds of Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf. (Acoraceae), or ratroot as it is commonly known, were harvested from 3 locations in each of 2 y and subjected to combinations of light and dark treatments, 30 d of stratification, 3 germination temperature regimes, and 4 storage durations (zero to 24 mo). When germinated under ambient conditions, we determined that light is required for germination and that stored seeds germinate better after stratification (moist conditions at 2–4 °C). Observations on ideal storage time and germination temperatures, however, were inconclusive. This species is an important plant for Aboriginal peoples of northern Canada, and it is included in oil sands mining reclamation efforts.