Research Data associated with "Impact of fruit orientation and pelleting material on water uptake and germination performance in sugar beet"
Description
Water uptake into seeds is a fundamental prerequisite of germination and commonly
influenced by commercial seed enhancement technologies. The effect of fruit
orientation and contrasting pelleting materials on germination and biological
performance was assessed. The results indicated there was orientation dependent fruit
shrinkage of 37% for the operculum side supplied by moisture and 4% for the basal
pore side. The expansion rate of 5% of the original size, similar to non-shrinking seeds,
indicated this was a temporary effect. This behaviour can be translated to the applied
pelleting materials. Pellets with material exhibiting low levels of swelling act as a water
distribution layer which increased germination rates. Careful selection of pelleting
material has direct implications on germination speed and subsequent establishment
rates.
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Subjects
- Germination; sugar beet
- Germination; Pellet material; Seed orientation; Sugar beet; Swelling behaviour
- Biological Sciences::Botany::Plant physiology
- Q Science::QK Botany::QK710 Plant physiology
Divisions
- University of Nottingham, UK Campus::Faculty of Science::School of Biosciences
Deposit date
2020-03-11Alternative title
- Germination percentage is dependent on sugar beet fruit orientation and pelleting material
Corporate creators
- Syngenta
Data type
Image DataContributors
- Blunk, Sebastian
- Hoffer, Jeroen
- Brosda, Sandra
- de Heer, Martine I
- Mooney, Sacha J
Funders
- Other
- Syngenta
Collection dates
- 2018
Data collection method
Optical Digital CameraResource languages
- en