Effects of Ozone Treatments on in vitro Seed Germination of Ruscus aculeatus, Ruscus hypoglossum and Danae racemosa
Journal: Black Sea Journal of Agriculture
Year: 2024

Ruscus aculeatus, Ruscus hypoglossum, and Danae racemosa are cut foliage and valuable for ornamental plants; they are also very valuable in terms of their medicinal aromatic properties. Propagating these plants using their seeds is very challenging due to deep dormancy and required pre-treatments before sowing. Ozone is a colorless gas with a pungent odor, made up of three oxygen atoms, and it offers an eco-friendly solution to break dormancy in seeds. In this study, stored seeds for four years