Open AccessElectrical conductivity test for Serbian spruce seed quality estimation
Author(s) -
Vladan Ivetić,
Jelena Milovanović
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
glasnik šumarskog fakulteta - univerzitet u beogradu/glasnik šumarskog fakulteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2217-8600
pISSN - 0353-4537
DOI - 10.2298/gsf0591127i
Subject(s) - serbian , estimation , quality (philosophy) , germination , standardization , tree (set theory) , statistics , botany , mathematics , computer science , biology , engineering , physics , mathematical analysis , philosophy , linguistics , systems engineering , quantum mechanics , operating system
In this paper, for the firs time in our country, electrical conductivity test was used for seed quality estimation. Since this test is not standardized for most of tree species, main goal of this paper was to investigate possibility of its use for estimation of potential germination rate of Serbian spruce seed, like model species. Negative correlation with great statistical significance (r=-0.9003) was found between specific electrical conductivity and germination rate. On this basis, authors were give proposal for determination of Serbian spruce seed quality, after measuring of electrical conductivity. Results show great potential of this method for seed quality estimation, and justify further work on its standardization for Serbian spruce, and other tree species as well