Effect
Increased produce quality
Decreased produce quality
Maxicrop treated Pepper seeds, cv. California Wonder, germinated in a growth chamber had on average (of different doses and treatment periods) a 2.5 % higher germination rate an a 13.3 % longer mean germination time as compared to the untreated control. As a general trend, a decrease in dose and an increase in treatment period caused an increase in total germination rate and a decrease in the mean germination time.
Trial details
Indoor, growth chamber (25 ± 0.5 °C and 70 ± 5 %), Petri dishes containing wet filter papers and distilled water
Turkey
Crop
Pepper, Capsicum annuum L.
Trial application
Method
Seed treatment
Timing
Before sowing
Rate
10 % stock solution; dilutions 1:1, 1:5, 1:10, 1:25, 1:50, 1:100, 1:250, 1:500 and 1:1000. Priming treatments in incubator running at 20 ± 0.5 °C for 1,2 or 3 days
2008
Organic Priming with Seaweed Extract (Ascophyllum nodosum) Affects Viability of Pepper Seeds
Asian Journal of Chemistry
20
5689-5694
Crop group
