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A rapid method for the prediction of germinability of French beans *
Author(s) -
PANDEY D. K.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1988.tb03321.x
Subject(s) - biology , water content , incubation , moisture , horticulture , botany , materials science , composite material , biochemistry , geotechnical engineering , engineering
SUMMARY Sun‐dried French bean seeds, moisture content 10 ± 0·8%, aged at ambient temperature for 2 months, 1, 2, 3 and 4 yr were incubated in hot water at 58 × 1°C for 30 min. Buffering capacity of incubation water (IWBC) due to solutes leaked out into hot water was highly correlated with electrolyte leakage into single seed steep water. The IWBC was examined for its ability to predict seed quality of ageing stocks. The technique does not require any instrument. Thus it may prove useful as a rapid, simple, inexpensive and highly predictive vigour test.