Preliminary results on germination and velocity of kelvedon wonder pea seeds variety

Abstract

The seed is an important factor of production that ensures the biological material necessary for the establishment of agricultural and horticultural crops. The seed of a cultivation will faithfully pass the characteristics determined by the genome if it has a higher cultural value, a primordial value determined by germination, purity and state of health. In the case of seed produced in the year 2016, the germination index varied from 84.0% determined to five days, up to 93.5% (on the ninth day). Germination speed is maximum at first determination (21.0%) and decreases to 8.5% when seed germination has reached the highest value during the 12 days. The velocity coefficient of germination has descended values, the lowest value of 8% registering on day 12, which can be genetically influenced, but also by storage conditions.