Electrical Conductivity Relates Seed Germination and Seedling Emergence in Tagetes Seed Lots

Gülöksüz T., Eker A. H., Ertürk N., Kadioğlu N., Demir I.

Bahçe, cilt.54, sa.1, ss.26-30, 2025 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.53471/bahce.1540106
  • Dergi Adı: Bahçe
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: CAB Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.26-30
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we tested whether electrical conductivity of solute leakage was related to seed germination, mean

germination time, 24th hour seed germination, seedling emergence percentage, mean emergence time and seedling dry

weight in nine different tagetes seed lots. Normal seed germination percentages of seed lots ranged between 55 and 96

%, and electrical conductivity values were between 151 and 770 μScm⁻¹g⁻¹. Seedling emergence ranged between 68 and

95 %, mean emergence time was 3.9 to 5.1 days, and seedling dry weight 3.1-8.1 g/plant. Electrical conductivity was

significantly related to normal germination (R²=0.64, p<0.01), 24 h radicle emergence (R²=0.90, p<0.001), mean

germination time (R²=0.92, p<0.001), seedling emergence percentage (R²=0.86, p<0.001), mean emergence time

(R²=0.87, p<0.001) and seedling dry weight (R²=0.67, p<0.05). Results indicated that electrical conductivity is a potential

seed quality test for tagetes seeds.