The Effect of Hormone Treatments on Germination and Seedling Characters of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) Seeds

Medicinal Sage is consumed as tea in sore throat and kidney diseases caused by cold flu. It also has sedative, diuretic, antiperspirant disinfectant effects. Thujone, which found the essential oil of Salvia officinalis species, an component with very strong antiseptic antibiotic (Salvia officinalis), a medicinal aromatic plant wide area usage, cultivated due to these properties. However, most critical cost item production sage weeding done first years. The understory without using herbicides continues until seedlings shield soil prevent development other herbs. aim this research was determine effects hormone treatment on germination success seedling morphological characters seeds. Within scope research, seeds were planted being exposed IAA, IBA, GA3 NAA hormones at 1000, 2500 5000 ppm concentrations for 3 5 seconds 50, 100 200 doses 24 hours, thus 26 applications performed together control groups. sterile peat medium after treatments, effect treatments percentage some tried be 30 days germination. As result it that positively affected characters.