%0 Journal Article %T Studies on Biology of the Seed Germination of Syrian Mesquite [Prosopis farcta (Banks& Sol.)J.F.Mac.] %A £¿zzet Kad£¿o£¿lu %J - %D 2018 %X Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Mac. is a perannual schrub plant with hard spines which is problematic in cultivated plants, unfiltered grounds, pastures and ruins, railways, highways and roads. This study was carried out between 2016-2017 in order to determine the optimum germination temperature, the ideal germination depth and the seed biology of mesquite plant. The seeds used in the study were collected in October 2016 from Tarsus district of Mersin province. Invivo studies were carried out at temperature values between 5-50 ¡ãC to determine the optimum germination temperature. dormancy breaking experiments (H2SO4, tip breaking, sanding, folding, soaking in water and hot water application) were performed following temperature assays and the most effective method was determined. Germination experiments were performed at different depths (1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 15 cm) with 3 pieces of seeds with broken tips in cylindrical pots. At the end of experiments, the optimum germination temperature of prosopis plant was determined between 30-40 oC and the best dormancy break was achieved with tip breaking method (95%). In the depth studies, it was determined that 100% of the seeds with dormancy broken at depths of 3 and 5 cm were germinated and germination rate decrease parallel to depth increase. It is scientifically important to understand the germination biology of prosopis and these results obtained promote further studies in the future %K £¿eti %K £¿imlenme biyolojisi %K dormansi %K £¿imlenme s£¿cakl£¿£¿£¿ %K derinlik %U http://dergipark.org.tr/tjws/issue/42558/513094