Author: آمنه غلامی 
Alyssum desertorum 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 eight hours of dark).
Morphology
Fruit type: Silicule
Fruit shape: Orbicular, swollen on both sides, sunken at the tip, glabrous, 4 seeded
Fruit size: Diameter 3-4 mm
Seed shape: Ovate, surrounded with thin or intermediate wing, surface with shallow pits, light brown
Seed size: Length 1-1.2 mm, width 1-1.2 mm in an accession from Sadugh, Yazd, with 1000 seed weight 0.8 g, which was collected in 2005 by Arabzadeh, and the cultivated sample was identified by Valiollah Mozafarian and Saideh Sadat Mirzadeh Vaghefi with accession number 21009.
Average 1000 seed weight: 0.4-2 g
Biological features
Life Form: Herbaceous, perennial, height up to 16 cm, multi-branched, stem erect
Flower type and pollination mechanism: Inflorescences raceme, flowers bisexual, sepals ovate, 1-2 mm long and 0.5-1 mm wide, petals dumbbell shape, 1.5-2.2 mm long, 0.5-1 mm wide, color yellow. Plant monoecious, cross-pollinate. Pollination is carried out by both wind (anemophily) and insects (entomophily).
Time of flowering: February to middle of April
Time of seed ripening: Late May
Seed dispersal methods: Natural agents (wind, insects, birds and animals)
Geographical distribution: Europe, Turkey, Iran, Caucasus, Central Asia, Siberia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Syria. Typus from Talesh, Iran
Distribution in Iran: North, northwest, and northeast, in the provinces of Golestan, Azerbaijan, Gilan, Khorasan, West Azerbaijan, Semnan, and Tehran,
Taxonomy
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Alyssum
Species: A. desertorum
Persian name: Qudomeh-e Biabani
References
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