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Uniformity Trials on Germination of Switchgrass Seed 1
Author(s) -
Ahring Robert M.,
Morrison Robert D.,
Wilhite Mary L.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1959.00021962005100120012x
Subject(s) - germination , tray , agronomy , biology , replication (statistics) , environmental science , mathematics , horticulture , botany , statistics
Synopsis Significant differences between tray levels in percent germination were obtained in 3 of the 4 germination environments tested. With the germinator filled to capacity, temperatures in top, middle, and bottom trays varied as much as 4° C. from the intended means. These tests indicate that small differences in environment within a germinator influence the percent germination and that a random replication of seed samples by tray is needed in order to give a better estimate of the germination of a given seed lot.