Germination, Winter Survival and Plant Growth of Sophora secondiflora as Affected by Sowing Dates and Seed Scarification

Abstract

T here are various sources of plant propagation such as seeds, cuttings, bulbs, etc. These sources depend upon the species and their effectiveness in that species. Seed are the most common and cheapest way of propagation for a lot of plant species. However, many of them have hard seed coat that doesn't allow proper germination. Some plant species have hard seed coat which is impermeable to water and/or gases, such as plants of Leguminaceae family (Argel and