[Germination temperature of seeds of medicinal plants].

According to our experiments in the last ten years, the germination behaviour of the seeds of medicinal plants may be classified into five types by different temperature requirements for germination: (1) low temperature type; (2) middle temperature type; (3) high temperature type; (4) alternating temperature type; (5) wide ranging temperature type. This classification is helpful for cultivators to determine the time of sowing.