Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science

Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science

Cardinal temperatures, response to temperature and range of thermal tolerance for seed germination in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Vahid Amiri Monfared 1
Mohammad Fatholahi 2
Reza Tavakkol Afshari 3
1 Former M.Sc. Student, Seed Science and Technology, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
2 Former M.Sc. Student, Seed Science and Technology, University of Guilan, Iran
3 Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
10.22059/ijfcs.2017.134346.653963
Abstract
The aim of this study was to quantify the response of germination rate to temperature and determining cardinal temperatures for different germination percentiles in Abelmoschus esculentus. Three models of non-linear regression [Quadratic, segmented and beta] were investigated to describe the temperature response of germination rate of A. esculentus over seven constant temperatures (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 ˚C). Different statistical indices [Root Mean of Squares of Error (RMSE) and coefficient of determination (R2)] were used to compare models. The estimated model parameters using by beta models were more confidence than others (RMSE=0.0019, R2=0.90). The base, the optimum and the ceiling temperatures for the germination of A. esculentus were estimated to be 9.84, 30.31 and 40.63˚C, respectively. The cardinal temperatures depended on the model used for their estimation. Overall, the beta model was better suited than the other models to estimate the cardinal temperatures for the germination of A. esculentus. The greatest germination percentage (98.7) and germination rate (0.0207) was observed in 25 and 30 ˚C, respectively.
Keywords
Base temperature
Beta Model
ceiling temperature
Coefficient of determination
optimum temperature
Subjects
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Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science
Volume 48, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring 2017
Pages 199-205

  • Receive Date 17 October 2015
  • Revise Date 20 April 2016
  • Accept Date 01 May 2016
  • Publish Date 22 May 2017