Author: آمنه غلامی 
Alyssum linifolium L.
Mohammad Ali Alizadeh, Masoumeh Ramezani Yeganeh, Mohammad Reza Pahlevani, Valiollah Mozaffarian and Saeedeh Mirzadeh Waqfi
Natural Resources Gene Bank, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran.
Uploaded at October 2023
Scientific editor: Masoumeh Izadpanah and Parvin Salehi Shanjani
Seed Storage: The storage behavior of this species is orthodox (desiccation-tolerant seeds); dry to 8-10 % eRH and store at -18 °C.
Germination requirements
The seeds of this species have non-deep dormancy. Sterilize seeds before placing them on wet germination paper. Place seeds at 4 ºC for two weeks to germinate uniformly, then germinate under an alternating temperature regime of 15-20 ºC (the higher temperature for 16 hours of light and the lower one for 6 hours of dark).
Morphology
Fruit type: Silicule
Fruit shape: Ovate, flattish, obtuse, glabrous, 6-8-seeded
Fruit size: Length 4-6 mm, width 2.5-3.5 mm
Seed shape: Ovate, surrounded with or without a thin wing, surface finely undulated, light brown
Seed size: Length 1.2-2 mm, width 1-1.5 mm, in an accession from Damghan, Semnan, with 1000 seed weight 0.21 g, which was collected in 2007 by Madah Arefi and Amirkani, and the cultivated sample was identified by Valiallah Mozafarian and Saideh Sadat Mirzadeh Vaghefi with accession number 29085.
Average 1000 seed weight: 0.7-2 g
Biological features
Life Form: Herbaceous, annual, height up to 18 cm, multi-branched at base, stem erect or ascending
Flower type and pollination mechanism: Inflorescences raceme, flowers bisexual, sepals ovate 1-1.7 mm long and 0.5-0.7 mm wide, petals 1.5-2.5 mm long and 0.7-4.5 mm wide, color yellow. Plant monoecious, cross-pollinated. Pollination is carried out by both wind (anemophily) and insects (entomophily).
Time of flowering: Mid of March to Mid of April
Time of seed ripening: End of Jun
Seed dispersal methods: Natural agents (wind, insects, birds and animals)
Geographical distribution: Europe, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, Caucasus, Siberia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and North Africa. Typus from the Caucasus
Distribution in Iran: North, northwest, northeast, center, East, South, and southeast , In the provinces of Golestan, Gilan, Azerbaijan, Kermanshah, Isfahan, Lorestan, Fars, Kerman, Sistan and Baluchistan, Khorasan
Taxonomy
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Alyssum
Species: A. linifolium
Persian name: Ghodomeh-e bargbarik
References
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