Asian Journal of Plant Sciences1682-39741812-5697Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/ajps.2007.288.293Thermopsis turcica (Fabaceae)
]]>CenkciSuleyman KargiogluMustafa DayanSergun KonukMuhsin 2200762The objective of this study were to investigate present
endangered status and propagation of Thermopsis turcica, which
isa very unusual plant species for Turkey. T. turcica grows
in a very narrow area located between the Eber and Aksehir Lakes. The
field studies indicated that holding unhealthy seeds due to pest infestation
and clearing new agricultural fields are two major threatened factors
for T. turcica.In sterile conditions, concentrated sulfuric,
hydrochloric and nitric acid pre-treatments for 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120
min used to germinate T. turcica seeds which were only obtained
from small Eber populations. 99% seed germination within a few days was
achieved from 120 min. sulfuric acid pretreatment; whereas the hydrochloric
and nitric acid treatments did not have effect on the germination (<20%)
of T. turcica seeds. In non-sterile conditions, however, a maximum
61% germination was obtained from 120 min sulfuric acid pretreated seeds.
Although 20% non-sterile seedlings were survived, 86% in vitro
seedlings acclimatized to green house conditions were alive after 14 weeks.
This propagation technique, in vitro germination-acclimatizing
to the soil, could be used to propagate endangered plant species suffering
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