큰달맞이꽃 종자(種子)의 발아(發芽)에 관계 되는 광(光)이외의 주요인자(主要因子)들을 알기 위하여 일차적(一次的)으로 암발아(暗發芽)에 영향(影響)을 미치는 요인(要因)들을 조사(調査)하여본 결과(結果)는 다음과 같았다. 여러가지의 물이적변화유기처리(物理的變化誘起處理)는 항온(恒溫) 암조건(暗條件)에서 발아(發芽)되지 않았던 종자(種子)의 암발아(暗發芽)을 유기(誘起)시켰다. $15{sim}40^{circ}C$의 항온(恒溫)에서는 암발아(暗發芽)되지 않았으나 $4^{circ}C$의 저온(低溫), $-10^{circ}C$의 냉동 또는 $80^{circ}C$의 고온처리(高溫處理)에서는 암발아(暗發芽)가 유기(誘起)되었다. 변온(變溫)은 암발아(暗發芽)를 유기(誘起)시켰으며 $10{sim}25^{circ}C$ 범위(範圍)에서는 적어도 $5^{circ}C$ 이상의 변온폭(變溫幅)을 요구하였다. 변온에 대한 종자(種子)의 감응(感應)은 치상후 1~2일째 이루어졌다. $GA_3$, IAA, BA, Ethrel은 암발아(暗發芽)에 유기효과(誘起效果)가 없었으나 Thiourea 처리는 1.0% 농도처리에서 40%의 암발아(暗發芽)를 유기(誘起)시켰다.
Effect of various physical and chemical treatments on dark germination of Oenothera lamarckiana seeds were primarily investigated to find out factors affecting germination. Germination of seeds which did not germinate in the constant temperature and darkness was induced by several physical treatments such as sonification, wetting and drying, freezing and thawing, and removal of seed coat. Pretreatment of chilling ($4^{circ}C$), freezing ($-10^{circ}C$) and incubation at high temperature ($80^{circ}C$) induced dark germination of seeds which did not germinate in the constant temperature ranges of 15 to $40^{circ}C$ under darkness. Alternating temperature also had a stimulatory effect on dark germination of Oenothera lamarckiana seeds. Sensing of seeds to alternating temperature appeared to be completed during the first two days after imbibition. The minimum difference of temperature required for dark germination was $5^{circ}C$ in the range of $15-25^{circ}C$. A thiourea (1.0%) treatment induced dark germination, but GA, IAA, BA and Ethrel failed to do so.
