Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology

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TABLE 2

Continued

Medium temperature (

C)

Plant

Posttransplant

Days to

Light or

Species

type

Germination

(night)

germinate

dark

Pretreatment

Remarks

Chill 7

C 5 days

25–30 14–21 8–12 5–10 7–12 5–7 7–12^14 10–15 10–14

Moluccella laevis

Bells of IrelandLamiaceae

Monarda fistulosa

BeebalmLamiaceae

Myosotis

spp.

Forget-me-notBoraginaceae

Nemesia strumosa

Pouch nemesiaScrophulariaceae

Nemophila menziesii

Baby blue eyesHydrophyllaceae

Nepeta

faassenii

CatmintLamiaceae

Nicotiana alata

Flowering tobaccoSolanaceae

Nierembergia hippomanica

CupflowerSolanaceae

Nigella damascena

Love-in-a-mistRanunculaceae

Ocimum basilicum

BasilLamiaceae

A P-W P A A P A A A A

25 day10 night

21

18–21

16 12

20–24

21 25

20–22

22

16

18–21

10

13–16 13–15

10 13

18–20

15 15

L L D D L

Difficult to transplant due to

long tap root. Alternate dayand night temp. as noted.

Reduce night temp. of

medium by 3

C for best

germination.

Sensitive to medium temp.

above 18

C.

Reduce night temp. of

medium by 3°C for bestgermination. Transplantscan be grown very cool(5–7

C).

Difficult to transplant. Best

sown directly to garden orcontainer.