Method for improving germination potential of melon seeds and method and kit for obtaining germination potential melon seeds

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of plant breeding, and particularly relates to a method for improving the germination potential of melon seeds and a method and a kit for obtaining the germination potential melon seeds. The method comprises the following steps of (1) soaking dry melon seeds in warm water to obtain soaked melon seeds; (2) putting the soaked melon seeds into a container, adding wood vinegar diluted by 1000 times to obtain melon seeds treated by the wood vinegar; placing first water absorbing materials with the thickness of 3-5 mm at the bottom in the container at intervals, forming gaps between the first water absorbing materials and the bottom in the container, flatly laying second water absorbing materials on the first water absorbing materials, and placing the soaked melon seeds on the surfaces of the second water absorbing materials; enbaling the addition amount of the wood vinegar not to exceed the upper surfaces of the second water absorption materials; and (3) culturing the melon seeds treated by the wood vinegar until the melon seeds germinate. The method provided by the invention can break dormancy of the melon seeds and improve germination potential of the seeds, and has important value in commercial seedling raising.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of plant breeding, and in particular relates to a method for improving the germination potential of melon seeds, a method and a kit for obtaining germinated melon seeds. Background technique [0002] Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a nutritious fruit with good color, fragrance and taste, which is deeply loved by people and occupies an important position in the world's fruits. Seed germination rate and germination vigor are important parameters to measure seed quality. The seed germination rate determines the percentage of seed emergence, and there are clear requirements for the seed germination rate in the seed method; the seed germination potential determines the uniformity of seed emergence. With the specialization of melon seedling cultivation, commercial seedling cultivation factories have higher and higher requirements on the quality of melon seeds, especially the germination potential of seeds. The higher...

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Problems solved by technology

However, after conventional warm water immersion, germination cannot break the dormancy characteristics of some melon seeds, nor can it improve the germination potential of melon seeds.

At present, in view of the dormant characteristics of melon seeds, the method of freezing for several months is generally adopted, which seriously affects the timely sowing of melon seeds; and the problem of low germination potential of melon seeds has not been effectively solved

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