successful lawn requires good seed quality and subsequent seedling emergence ( Trenholm et al., 2001 ). It has been shown that seed enhancements improve the performance of seeds as a result of increased synthesis of seed hormones and enzymes ( Taylor et al
conditions are near optimum, the standard germination may predict relative seedling emergence potential of the lot in the field. However, field conditions are often suboptimal. Seed vigor is composed of various features of seed quality and is indicative of
melon seeds in relation to time and temperature variables Seed Sci. Technol. 32 851 855 Dornbos, D.L. 1995 Seed vigor 45 80 Basra A.S. Seed quality, basic mechanisms and agricultural implications. Food
genotypes tested for agronomic and paste quality traits in two environments in Michigan. Seed quality. The hundred-seed weight of each cultivar was determined as an average of three measurements for each field replication. Seed moisture was determined by
education were recommended to help speed the adoption of automated equipment. Sweetpotato “Seed” Quality Declines during Commercial Propagation Commercial propagation of sweetpotato seed roots from virus-tested foundation seed stock is necessary to provide
decline in germination within the first 120 d of storage followed by a much faster reduction ( Fig. 3 ). The initial seed quality constant ( K i ) of this cultivar, Carliston, seed lot was determined by converting the percentage germination values during
sensitive indicators of lettuce seed quality: priming and aging studies HortScience 34 1240 1243 10.21273/HORTSCI.34.7.1240 Hampton, J.G. TeKrony, D.M. 1995 Handbook of vigour test methods 3rd ed International Seed
light spectral composition on lettuce seed quality: 1) effects during lettuce seed production (intact plants) and 2) effects during artificial seed desiccation (flower heads removed from the mother plant). Expt. 1: Effects of light quality during seed
of the original populations were carefully evaluated for the following traits: rapid growth, good vigor, indeterminate growth habit, and high seed quality. A single progeny population was selected from each of the original landrace populations as a
International Fertilizer Industry Assn Paris Wen, G. Mori, T. Yamamoto, T. Chikushi, J. Inoue, M. 2001 Nitrogen recovery of coated fertilizers and influence on peanut seed quality for peanuts grown on sandy soil Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 32 3121 3140 10