پایان نامه اثر عصاره دودی گیاهان و دود آئروسل بر جوانه زنی بذور و صفات رشدی سه گیاه داروئی

فهرست:

بابونه ................................................................................................................................................

اکیناسه .............................................................................................................................................

توت روباهی .....................................................................................................................................

فصل اول (پیشینه و تاریخچه تحقیق)......................................................................................

1-1-  پرایمینگ ...............................................................................................................................................

1-2-  فیزیولوژی پرایمینگ .......................................................................................................................

1-3-  عوامل موثر بر پرایم کردن بذور........................................................................................................

1-4-  تکنیک­های پرایمینگ بذر.................................................................................................................

1-4-1- پرایمینگ با هورمون­های رشد گیاه ......................................................................................

1-4-2-  پرایمینگ با انواع دود گیاهی ............................................................................................

1-5- اثرات اصلی آتش و دود بر جوانه زنی ...............................................................................................

1-5-1- اثرات فیزیکی آتش و دود بر جوانه­زنی ...............................................................................

1-5-2- اثرات شیمیایی آتش و دود .................................................................................................

1-6- مطالعات زراعی در مورد عصاره دودی ............................................................................................

1-7- خواب بذر .......................................................................................................................................

1-7-1- خواب اولیه .........................................................................................................................

1-7-1-1- خواب خارجی ...................................................................................................

1-7- 1-1-1- فیزیکی ...............................................................................................

1-7-1-1-2- مکانیکی  ..............................................................................................

1-7-1-1-3- شیمیایی ...............................................................................................

1-7-1-2- خواب داخلی یا ذاتی .........................................................................................

1-7-1-2-1-  مورفولوژیکی ......................................................................................

1-7-1-2-2-  فیزیولوژیکی ......................................................................................

1-7-1-2-2-1- خواب فیزیولوژیکی سطحی .......................................................

1-7-1-2-2-2- خواب فیزیولوژیکی عمق متوسط ...............................................

1-7-1-2-2-3- خواب فیزیولوژیکی عمیق ..........................................................

1-7-1-2-3- مورفوفیزیولوژیکی ...............................................................................

1-7-1-2-4-  فیزیکی ...............................................................................................

1-7-1-2-5-  ترکیبی ...............................................................................................

1-7-1-2-5-1-  خواب مربوط به محور بالای لپه ................................................

1-7-1-2-5-2- محور بالای لپه و ریشه­چه (خواب دوگانه)  .................................

1-7-2- خواب ثانویه ......................................................................................................................

1-7-2-1- خواب دمایی .....................................................................................................

1-7-2-2- خواب شرایط محیطی ........................................................................................

1-8- کنترل خواب و جوانه زنی ................................................................................................................

1-9- بنیه گیاهچه ......................................................................................................................................

1-10- گلدهی ..........................................................................................................................................

1-11- مطالعات کشت بافتی مرتبط با عصاره دودی ....................................................................................

1-12- اثر متقابل دود و هورمون­های گیاهی ...............................................................................................

1-13- اثرات اللوپاتی دود گیاهی به صورت آئروسل روی جوانه­زنی .........................................................

فصل دوم (مواد و روش­ها) ....................................................................................................

2-1-  مواد گیاهی مورد استفاده در آزمایش استحصال دود گیاهی....................................................................

2-2- روش اجرای آزمایش ...........................................................................................................................

2-2-1-  آزمایش عصاره دودی .......................................................................................................

2-2-1-1- روش اجرای مراحل جوانه­زنی.............................................................................

2-2-1-2- روش اجرای مراحل اندازه­گیری صفات رشدی ..................................................

2-2-2-  آزمایش دود آئروسل ........................................................................................................

2-3- نمونه برداری‌ها و صفات مورد مطالعه .....................................................................................................

2-3-1- صفات مربوط به جوانه­زنی .................................................................................................

2-3-2- صفات مربوط به شاخص­های رشدی ...................................................................................

2-3-3- صفات مربوط به خصوصیات زراعی ....................................................................................

فصل سوم (نتایج و بحث) ......................................................................................................

3-1- عصاره دودی............................................................................................................................

3-1-1- صفات مربوط به جوانه­زنی.............................................................................................

3-1-1-1- سرعت جوانه­زنی.................................................................................................

3-1-1-1-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-1-1-2- اکیناسه ..................................................................................................

3-1-1-1-3- بابونه .....................................................................................................

3-1-1-2- درصد جوانه­زنی.................................................................................................

3-1-1-2-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-1-2-2- اکیناسه ..................................................................................................

3-1-1-2-3- بابونه .....................................................................................................

3-1-1-3- طول ساقه­چه .......................................................................................................

3-1-1-3-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-1-3-2- اکیناسه ..................................................................................................

3-1-1-3-3- بابونه .....................................................................................................

3-1-1-4- طول ریشه­چه .......................................................................................................

3-1-1-4-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-1-4-2- اکیناسه ..................................................................................................

3-1-1-4-3- بابونه .....................................................................................................

3-1-1-5- وزن تر گیاهچه  .................................................................................................

3-1-1-5-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-1-5-2- اکیناسه ..................................................................................................

3-1-1-5-3- بابونه .....................................................................................................

3-1-1-6- بنیه گیاهچه .........................................................................................................

3-1-1-6-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-1-6-2- اکیناسه ..................................................................................................

3-1-1-6-3- بابونه .....................................................................................................

3-1-1-7- نسبت ریشه­چه به ساقه­چه.....................................................................................

3-1-1-7-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-1-7-2- اکیناسه ..................................................................................................

3-1-1-7-3- بابونه .....................................................................................................

3-1-2- صفات رشدی ...............................................................................................................

3-1-2-1- ارتفاع گیاه .........................................................................................................

3-1-2-1-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-2-1-2- اکیناسه ..................................................................................................

3-1-2-1-3- بابونه .....................................................................................................

3-1-2-2- طول ریشه ...........................................................................................................

3-1-2-2-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-2-2-2- اکیناسه .................................................................................................

3-1-2-2-3- بابونه ....................................................................................................

3-1-2-3- تعداد شاخه­های جانبی ........................................................................................

3-1-2-3-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-2-3-2- بابونه ....................................................................................................

3-1-2-4- تعداد برگ در بوته .............................................................................................

3-1-2-4-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-2-4-2- اکیناسه ..................................................................................................

3-1-2-5- ماده خشک کل (TDM) .....................................................................................

3-1-2-5-1- توت روباهی...... ...................................................................................

3-1-2-5-2- اکیناسه ..................................................................................................

3-1-2-5-3- بابونه .....................................................................................................

3-1-2-6- سطح برگ .........................................................................................................

3-1-2-6-1- اکیناسه .................................................................................................

3-1-2-7- صفات مربوط به گلدهی بابونه ............................................................................

3-1-2-7-1- تاریخ گلدهی .......................................................................................

3-1-2-7-2- تعداد گل در بوته ..................................................................................

3-1-2-7-3- قطر گل ................................................................................................

3-1-2-7-4- وزن خشک گل ...................................................................................

3-2- دود آئروسل............................................................................................................................

3-2-1- صفات مربوط به جوانه­زنی............................................................................................

3-2-1-1- توت روباهی...... ......................................................................................

3-2-1-2- اکیناسه ....................................................................................................

3-2-1-3- بابونه .......................................................................................................

3-2-1- صفات رشدی ..............................................................................................................

3-2-1-1- توت روباهی...... ......................................................................................

3-2-1-2- اکیناسه .....................................................................................................

3-2-1-3- بابونه ........................................................................................................

نتیجه­گیری کلی..............................................................................................................................................

پیشنهادات ....................................................................................................................................................

فصل چهارم (فهرست منابع)  .................................................................................................

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