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Reliable Method for Assessing Seed Germination, Dormancy, and Mortality under Field Conditions

Reliable Method for Assessing Seed Germination, Dormancy, and Mortality under Field Conditions

DOI:
10.3791/54663-v

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07:03 min

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November 06, 2016

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1Department of Horticulture and Crop Science,Ohio State University, 2Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,University of Kansas, 3Department of Biology,Washburn University

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:56Creating Custom Seed Burial Strips
  • 02:11Burial of Seed Strips in the Field
  • 02:57Evacuation and Evaluation of Seed Strips
  • 04:31Results: Seed Germination Frequency and Viability in Different Seasons Are Influenced by Genotype and Maternal Parentage
  • 05:39Conclusion

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Here we present a protocol for assessing seed survivorship, germination and dormancy under field conditions using buried, labeled seed strips and tetrazolium chloride (TZ) viability testing.

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Seed GerminationSeed DormancySeed MortalityField ConditionsSeed EcologySeed BankExperimental DesignSeed StripsSeed CompartmentsSeed BurialSeed Predator ExclusionSeed RemovalSeed Assessment

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