Break Dormancy by Trimming Immature Globba spp.

Young Globba winitii seeds at 20 days after pollination were collected and trimmed at different parts of their seed coat, then cultured on MS medium supplemented with 10 mg/l BA, 1.0 mg/l NAA, 10 mg/l GA3 and 30 g/l sucrose. The results showed that the trimming method could break dormancy, and young embryos germinated in the first week. Seeds trimmed down to a naked embryo had the highest germination rate, germination index and speed of emergence, which were 98.03%, 22% and 100%, respectively.