Abstract
The germination processes in the eggplant seeds are closely correlated with the germination temperature, GA3 and the physiological conditions of the seeds with ripening and after-ripening. Effects of GA3on germination in the eggplant seeds can be divided into three functions: a) dormancy releasing effect of the least-ripened and ripened seeds in the dormant stage without after-ripening, b) stimulating effect of the least-ripened seeds in the non-dormant and aged stages, and the ripened seeds in the aged stage, c) the effect of protection to the secondary thermo-dormancy imposed by unfavorable high temper-atures for the germination, and that of germination induction at these high temperatures.
