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Seed storage potential of population varieties and hybrid varieties and their breeding components in rye ( Secale cereale L.) *
Author(s) -
Stahl M.,
Steiner A. M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
plant breeding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1439-0523
pISSN - 0179-9541
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0523.1998.tb01475.x
Subject(s) - secale , biology , sterility , germination , population , agronomy , hybrid seed , inbred strain , horticulture , hybrid , botany , genetics , demography , sociology , gene
Seeds of population varieties, hybrid varieties, cytogenetic male sterility (CMS) single cross lines and CMS inbred lines of rye ( Secale cereale L.) were stored to determine the respective rates of germination loss with a view to their storage potential. The seeds were stored under controlled conditions at a seed moisture content of 14% and a temperature of 30°C for periods of up to 80 days. The storage potential decreased in the order: hybrid varieties > population varieties > CMS single cross lines > CMS inbred lines. However, the rates of germination loss showed no differences within the respective categories. The inferences drawn for seed storage potential hold for seed vigour potential.