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Effects of Environment Before Harvesting on Viability

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Viability of Seeds

Abstract

It is well known that the germination and viability of seeds of cultivated plants can vary greatly from year to year, dramatically affecting the value of the seed for sowing. To reduce the risks of crop failure that can result from sowing poor seed, most countries now have laws prohibiting the sale of seed lots unless they have a germination greater than a statutory minimum percentage, which varies according to the species. Germination tests, carried out according to the widely used International Rules (Anon., 1959) reveal only the percentage of the seeds that are viable under near-ideal conditions and there is usually a considerable discrepancy between the results of germination tests in the laboratory and the emergence of the seeds in the field, the discrepancy usually being greater the lower the per cent germination (for examples see Perry, 1967 and Austin, 1963).

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Austin, R.B. (1972). Effects of Environment Before Harvesting on Viability. In: Roberts, E.H. (eds) Viability of Seeds. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5685-8_5

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