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Post‐Harvest Drying Rate and Germination of Kentucky Bluegrass Seed 1
Author(s) -
Canode C. L.,
Law A. G.,
Maguire J. D.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1970.0011183x001000030034x
Subject(s) - poa pratensis , germination , biology , agronomy , moisture , water content , horticulture , botany , poaceae , materials science , composite material , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) seed was harvested with 26 to 29% moisture and dried in the swath. Different shade conditions were used to impose various drying rates. Seed germination was not influenced by the two different times of harvest (8 am and 8 pm) nor by any of the five drying conditions. The maximum exposure temperatures for the first day of curing varied from 24 to 49 C for the drying treatments.