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Seed Germination Traits of Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) as Affected by Various Pre-Sowing Treatments (Cutting of Cotyledons, Removal of Perisperm, Moist Chilling and/or Exogenous Application of Gibberellin)

Thiresia-Teresa Tzatzani¹, Evangelia Basdeki², Evangelia-Vasiliki Ladikou³, Marios-Ioannis N. Sotiras³, Georgios Panagiotakis⁴, Sryridon Lionakis⁴, Ioannis E. Papadakis^3,*

1 Laboratory of Subtropical Plants and Tissue Culture, Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Plants and Viticulture, Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DEMETER, Chania, 73134, Greece
2 Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens (Member of the European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability-EU-CONEXUS), Athens, 11855, Greece
3 Laboratory of Pomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens (Member of the European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability-EU-CONEXUS), Athens, 11855, Greece
4 Laboratory of Pomology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, 71410, Greece

* Corresponding Author: Ioannis E. Papadakis. Email: