[HTML][HTML] Seed vigor testing: an overview of the past, present and future perspective
J Marcos Filho - Scientia Agricola, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
The assessment of seed vigor has many important implications to the seed industry as a
basic monitoring of seed physiological potential during different phases of seed production
and a support for strategic decisions regarding the selection of high quality seedlots to meet
the consumer demand. The potential attributes of seed vigor as a fundamental physiological
seed characteristic and its association with field stand establishment and crop productivity
has been worldwide recognized from the 1960s onward. This led to the diversification of …
basic monitoring of seed physiological potential during different phases of seed production
and a support for strategic decisions regarding the selection of high quality seedlots to meet
the consumer demand. The potential attributes of seed vigor as a fundamental physiological
seed characteristic and its association with field stand establishment and crop productivity
has been worldwide recognized from the 1960s onward. This led to the diversification of …