Several ground cherry (Physalis) species have attracted significant interest due to their potential use in medicines. Nonetheless, these species are invasive weeds in some regions of the world, while cultivated for food and medicinal uses in the others. Physalis angulata is cultivated for its medicinal potential, whereas P. philadelphica is grown as a horticultural crop. Both species are regarded as invasive weeds in Turkey causing significant economic losses. These species are underutilized in the country and could serve as a valuable resource for agriculture and medicine industries. Therefore, we investigated the seed dormancy type, levels and methods of dormancy release for P. angulata and P. philadelphica. Seeds of different populations of both species (3 population per species) were collected from various elevation gradients in southeastern Anatolia region, Turkey. Numerous seed dormancy-release techniques were evaluated to understand the requirements for dormancy release. Significant differences were observed in seed dormancy level among species and their populations, while viability remained similar. Seeds P. angulata had higher dormancy level (73.07–98.78 % dormancy) than P. philadelphica (7.56–33.15 % dormancy). The level of seed dormancy was increased with increasing elevation gradient in both species. There were some germination inhibiting substances, which retarded seed germination of both species. This indicated that the dormancy type in both species belongs to physiological dormancy (PD). Running tap water proved the most effective treatment in releasing seed dormancy of all tested populations. Some of the dormancy breaking techniques, especially scarification with H₂SO₄, even suppressed germination. The knowledge of seed dormancy could be utilized to commercialize/cultivate both species in Turkey. Nevertheless, the result could also be used for the development of management strategies against the species where these are considered as invasive weeds.

几种磨碎的樱桃（Physalis）物种因其在药物中的潜在用途而引起了极大的兴趣。尽管如此，这些物种在世界某些地区是入侵杂草，而在其他地区则被种植用于食品和药用。种植Physalis angulata是因为其药用潜力，而P. philadelphica则是作为园艺作物种植的。这两种物种在土耳其都被视为入侵杂草，造成重大经济损失。这些物种在该国未得到充分利用，可作为农业和医药行业的宝贵资源。因此，我们研究了P. angulata和P. philadelphica的种子休眠类型、休眠水平和解除休眠的方法。. 从土耳其安纳托利亚东南部地区的各种海拔梯度收集两种物种不同种群的种子（每个物种 3 个种群）。对许多种子休眠释放技术进行了评估，以了解休眠释放的要求。物种及其种群之间的种子休眠水平存在显着差异，而生存力保持相似。种子P. angulata 的休眠水平（73.07–98.78 % 休眠）高于P. philadelphica（7.56–33.15% 休眠）。两个物种的种子休眠水平随着海拔梯度的增加而增加。存在一些抑制萌发的物质，这阻碍了两个物种的种子萌发。这表明两个物种的休眠类型都属于生理休眠（PD）。运行自来水被证明是解除所有受试种群种子休眠的最有效方法。一些打破休眠的技术，尤其是用 H ₂ SO _{4 的}松土，甚至抑制了发芽。种子休眠的知识可用于在土耳其商业化/培育这两种物种。尽管如此，该结果也可用于制定针对被视为入侵杂草的物种的管理策略。