Influence of storage and pre-sowing treatment of southern sweet-grass seeds on their germination and initial growth of seedlings

Abstract

Introduction: Southern sweet-grass (Hierochloë australis /Schrad./ Roem. et Schult., Poaceae) is a perennial tuft-grass occurring in North-Eastern part of Europe. Its leaves are collected from wild growing plants as an aromatic raw material used in alcohol industry. Due to overharvest, attempts to introduce the plant into cultivation have been undertaken.

Keywords

• hierochloë australis
• spikelets
• stratification
• scarification
• growth-promoting substances