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after planting in Puerto Rico and 106 d in Tennessee. Both TARS-HT1 and TARS-HT2 have kidney-shaped seeds with good plant architecture and good seed quality ( Table 3 ) that is commercially acceptable in Puerto Rico and the United States. Under non

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‘NuMex Odyssey’. This line was planted in 2015 (25W15) within an insect-excluding seed cage ( Bosland, 1993 ) to increase seed quantity. During this growing season, off-type plants within the seed cage were removed to refine seed quality. Evaluation

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radicle length (1 mm or less) without the development of greater than 5% abnormal seedlings; and treated seeds, when fully grown and flowering, were not different from control plants in any of the parameters measured. Initial seed quality was high and

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46 159 165 Zan, G.H. Brewbaker, J.L. 1999 Seed quality of isogenic endosperm mutants in sweet corn Maydica 44 271 277

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.D. Fernandez, P.G. 2007a Soybeans under organic, biodynamic and chemical production at the Mekong Delta, Vietnam Philipp. J. Crop Sci. 32 49 62 Tung, L.D. Fernandez, P.G. 2007b Yield and seed quality of modern and traditional soybean [ Glycine max (L.) Merr

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wildflower market during 2011. Open-ended questions. We asked survey participants to provide answers to several open-ended questions including definitions of a FNW and seed quality and their methods for storing and conditioning seeds ( Table 11 ). Most

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before seed dispersal takes place, can affect seed quality ( Valencia-Díaz and Montaña, 2005 ). This phenomenon is known as the maternal effect ( Valencia-Díaz and Montaña, 2005 ). Characteristics of the seed that can be affected by maternal plant stress

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the assessment of seed quality and hence value to the producer and the amount purchased by the end user. Seed quality of prevariety germplasm of native species is based on two percentages—purity (by weight) and viability—which are used to calculate the

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, when humidity shows a diurnal increase. Storage conditions are another issue associated with seed moisture content and seed quality. For instance, using cold airflow cabinets at 20 °C and 35% relative humidity will keep the seed at an optimum moisture

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(10%) were important factors in cultivar selection. Other characteristics mentioned included harvest period, growth habit, early maturity, vigor, and seed quality. Mother trial results. Each mother trial represented a unique environment, with differing

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