Independent Effects of Seed-Priming Treatments and Seed Mass Class on Germination and Early Seedling Performance of Silphium perfoliatum L.
Silphium perfoliatum L. is a promising perennial bioenergy and forage crop; however, its agricultural expansion is severely hindered by primary physiological dormancy and non- uniform seedling emergence This study evaluated the effects of chemical priming treatments (distilled H2O, H2O2, GA3, KNO3, ethephon, and sodium...