Improving Germination of Allium tricoccum: a Plant Threatened by Foraging Trends

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dc.contributor.authorDeValue, Jacalyn
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-17T17:15:01Z
dc.date.available2013-06-17T17:15:01Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.descriptionThesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Alfred University Honors Program.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Alfred University Honors Program.en_US
dc.description.abstractRecent foraging trends in North America are endangering ramps, Allium tricoccum, which are a wild leek. Ramps germinate and grow more slowly than they are being foraged, which has led to a call for protection of the species in many states. In addition, they need a warm, moist period followed by a cold period to break out of dormancy. The goal was to find conditions for faster seed germination by scarring Allium tricoccum seeds with sulfuric acid and adjusting time in certain temperature environments. It was found that scarified seeds which spent 10 weeks in an environment of 20 degrees Celsius had percent germination similar to un-scarified seeds which received the same temperature treatment. Temperature and time were the important determining factors in seed germination for Allium tricoccum, not scarification. Further research may be done in the future.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10829/4404
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://libraries.alfred.edu/AURA/termsofuseen_US
dc.subjectHonors thesisen_US
dc.subjectAllium tricoccumen_US
dc.subjectWild leeken_US
dc.subjectHerbologyen_US
dc.titleImproving Germination of Allium tricoccum: a Plant Threatened by Foraging Trendsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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