Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 15 ISSUE 4
Written by Olimpia PANDIA, Ion SĂRĂCIN, Ștefania Eliza TĂNASIE

The fact that the seeds of some forest species after maturation become profoundly dormant, leading to germination and emergence in the second year after planting, requires some investigation undertaken in order to reduce profound dormancy, considering that mechanical degrading of seminal coatings is a difficult operation which can lead to injuring the endosperm. In their turn, mechanical treatments can provide fast germination imbibitions, but done incorrectly, they can reduce germination potency. This paper presents a mechanical method for reducing profound dormancy by degradation of the per carp and seed coat permeability for rapid penetration of water into the seed, the method to apply the mechanical treatments under various conditions of time, temperature and humidity.

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