The objective of this work was to study beneficial conditions during L. nepetaefolia seeds germination an assay was carried out to study pre-cooling temperatures of 5°C and 10°C for periods of 7 and 14 days, during seeds soaking. After these periods, the seeds were submitted to continuous (20°C) or alternate (20°C night - 30°C day) temperatures. Additionally two controls were studied (20°C e 20°C - 30°C) without pre-cooling. The experimental design was completely randomized, with four replications. Seeds submitted to pre-cooling, as well as the controls did not germinate in continuous temperature of 20°C. The seeds submitted to pre-cooling of 10°C for 14 days provided greater uniformity, final germination percentages (45%) and germination speed index compared to that the control.
Lion’s ear; physiology quality; germination speed index
