Drought, salinity and heat differently affect seed germination of Pinus pinea

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Maria Sidari1, Carmelo Mallamaci1, Adele Muscolo1
1Department of Agricultural and Forest Systems Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University ‘Mediterranea’ of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy

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Drought, salinity and forest fires are adverse abiotic factors responsible for the failure of plant regeneration in the Mediterranean regions. The objective of this study was to evaluate Pinus pinea seed germination in response to heat, osmotic and salinity stress. Separate experiments were conducted, using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as an osmotic agent to reproduce drought stress, and sodium chloride (NaCl) and diluted seawater as salinizing agents to simulate salinity stress. Different temperatures were used to reproduce the effects of different fire regimes. Seed germination and the activities of the main enzymes involved in Pinus seed reserve utilization (glyoxylate cycle enzymes) decreased with increasing PEG, NaCl and seawater concentrations. Seawater appears to be the least toxic salinizing agent on Pinus pinea seed germination. The present study indicates that the germination of Pinus pinea seeds is influenced by the concentrations and even more by the nature and interactions of the ions present in the solutions. As regard heat treatments, the maximum germination percentage (80%) was obtained at 80°C and short exposure time (3 min). Increasing exposure time and temperature led to the germination percentage progressively decreasing.

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