The radicle emergence test and storage longevity of cucurbit rootstock seed lots

Ermis S., Oktem G., MAVİ K., Hay F. R., DEMİR İ.

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.50, sa.1-3, ss.1-10, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 1-3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.15258/sst.2022.50.1.01
  • Dergi Adı: SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-10
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cucurbita maxima x Cucurbita moschata, seed vigour, seed quality, seed testing, grafting, GERMINATION TESTS, VIGOR, PREDICTION, SEEDLINGS, PERIOD, COUNT, TIME
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A study was carried out to test whether a single count of radicle emergence (RE test) would correlate with the storage potential of seed lots of cucurbit (C. maxima x C. moschata) rootstock cultivars. The RE test was performed by counting radicle emergence percentage between 26 and 100 hours of germination. Seed longevity was determined by storage at 75% relative humidity at 35 degrees C over 100 days, with seed survival curves constructed based on normal germination percentages. K-i (estimated initial viability in probits), sigma (standard deviation of the normal distribution of seed death in time) and p(50) (time for viability to fall to 50%) were determined through probit analysis. Correlation analysis showed that RE counts particularly between 30 and 34 hours were highly (P < 0.01) correlated with normal germination percentage, K-i and p(50). It can be concluded that RE tests can be used as an indicator of subsequent seed lot longevity in cucurbit rootstock seed cultivars.