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Moisture Requirements for Seed Germination of Peanuts 1
Author(s) -
Mixon Aubrey C.
Publication year - 1971
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/agronj1971.00021962006300020044x
Subject(s) - germination , radicle , arachis hypogaea , moisture , agronomy , water content , petri dish , biology , horticulture , chemistry , genetics , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
Peanut seed ( Arachis hypogaea L. var. ‘Early Runner’) were removed from moist germination pads, covered with germination blotters in a 25 C germinator at 30‐ to 45‐min intervals and placed in sealed petri plates to allow seed germination (radicle emergence). Seed moisture at time of placing in sealed container revealed that average seed moisture of about 35% was necessary for any seed to germinate. Radicle emergence of all seed in a sample was obtained at about 55 to 60% average seed moisture.