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Pea and bean germination and seedling responses to temperature and water potential

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2011

M.P. Raveneau ,
F. Coste ,
P. Moreau-Valancogne ,
I. Lejeune-Hénaut  and
C. Durr
M.P. Raveneau
Affiliation:
Agricultural College ESA, Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology and Agroecology, 55 Rue Rabelais, BP 30748, 49007Angers Cedex 01, France
F. Coste
Affiliation:
Agricultural College ESA, Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology and Agroecology, 55 Rue Rabelais, BP 30748, 49007Angers Cedex 01, France
P. Moreau-Valancogne
Affiliation:
Agricultural College ESA, Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology and Agroecology, 55 Rue Rabelais, BP 30748, 49007Angers Cedex 01, France
I. Lejeune-Hénaut
Affiliation:
INRA UFR Biology, UMR Abiotic Stress and Crop Development, UST Lille, 59655Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
C. Durr*
Affiliation:
INRA, UMR 1191, Seed Molecular Physiology, 16 Bvd Lavoisier, 49045Angers, France
*
*Correspondence Email: durr@angers.inra.fr
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Abstract

Legumes are crops that develop in cropping systems with relatively low inputs and are suitable to a more sustainable agriculture. Successful crop establishment, which is crucial for reliable plant production, depends on seed quality, environmental factors and genotypes. We studied pea and bean germination and seedling growth at various temperatures (5–40°C) and water potentials ( − 0.2 to − 1.5 MPa) using winter and spring pea and two common bean seeds produced in different conditions. The germination base temperature was − 1.1°C for pea seeds, and seeds of the winter genotype germinated more rapidly than those of the spring genotype. The base temperature for bean seed germination was 5.1–9.6°C, depending on the seed lot. The germination base water potential was about − 2 MPa for both species. The base temperatures for shoot elongation were higher (3–6°C) than those for germination. A review of the literature on other legumes confirmed that the differences in the responses of the legume seeds and seedlings to different temperatures were associated with their geographic origin. These results help understanding of pea and bean crop establishment, provide crop model parameter values and contribute to the search for genetic variability.

Keywords

base temperaturebase water potentialgenotypelegumesmodellingPisum sativumPhaseolus vulgaris

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Seed Science Research , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , September 2011 , pp. 205 - 213
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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