Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that onion seedling growth rate is independent of environmentally induced seed vigour differences.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae0 - Outcome
- rate of pre- and post-emergence seedling growthe0
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e0“the rate of pre- and post-emergence seedling growth in onion is independent of environmentally induced differences in seed quality (seed vigour)”
Title
Seed quality, cotyledon elongation at suboptimal temperatures, and the yield of onion
T. R. Wheeler; R. H. Ellis Seed Science Research 1991. doi:10.1017/s0960258500000647
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Association Onion cotyledon length was linearly related to time until hook formation and then rose exponentially.
- Association Cotyledon elongation rate was linearly related to temperature in both phases.
- Observation The temperature relations were similar across germination percentiles of three seed lots.
- Observation Mean base temperature was 1.4°C.
- Method / resource Thermal time relations closely predicted cotyledon elongation at two suboptimal temperatures.
- Association Seed quality had no detected effect on mean plant weight, mean bulb diameter, or variation in bulb diameter.
- Mechanism Any seed vigour effect on plant size or crop yield at a given density is attributed to time to germinate.