Assessment of germination capacity of pea seeds under the influence of storage time

Abstract

The present paper highlights a study on the influence of storage time on the germination capacity of three cultivars of pea seeds. The determination of the germination capacity of pea seeds was carried out in accordance with the standards for Pisum sativum L. seeds, aged two and three years, respectively. The number of normally developed germs has been steadily declining for seeds since 2017 in all cultivars, but the highest loss of germination was analyzed at Meraviglia (38.3%) and Gloriosa (31.7%) cultivars. Research has shown that the seeds of all cultivars, after two years of storage, are in accordance with national and international standards, but the highest value of germination was at Kelvedon Wonder in 2018, respectively 100%.