Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.851-855, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)
Seeds of three cultivars of aubergine (Solanum melongena L.) and melon (Cucumis melo L.) and two cultivars of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) which had initial germination above 84%, were subjected to accelerated ageing at temperatures of 40degreesC and 45degreesC for 24, 48, 72, 96, 120 and 144 hours in order to determine the best separation temperature and time period. Germination after storage for 6 months at 25degreesC with 75 r.h. and glasshouse seedling emergence of the same lots were also determined. Results indicated that best combinations of time and temperature variables that gave a good separation between the lots in the ageing test were 72 h for cucumber and 120 h for melon at 45degreesC and 48-72 h at 45degreesC and 120 h at 40degreesC for aubergine. The ranking of the seed lots provided by these time and temperature combinations were the same as those of germination after storage and emergence tests. The AA test therefore shows potential as an indicator of seed vigour in all three species. However, further work with a large number of seed lots in each species is required in order to confirm present results and make final suggestions.