Claim · model-written summary
Low-vigour sorghum seeds showed the greatest decline in performance after ageing.
SorghumNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValue
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Verbatim
e0“Seed lots of sorghum cv. IS 34213 were produced by harvesting either at the time of black layer formation on the endosperm (equivalent to maximum seed dry weight) or at full maturity”
e3“Low vigour seeds showed the greatest decline in performance after ageing”
Title
Holly Shephard; Robert E. L. Naylor; T. Stuchbury Seed Science and Technology 1996
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Small sorghum seeds had the lowest viability and vigour in each seed lot.
- Intervention effect Sorghum seeds harvested at full maturity had higher vigour than those harvested at black layer, and drying method did not reduce it.
- Association Low vigour was associated with low initial viability, low final germination percentage and a long lag phase before germination in sorghum.
- Observation Low-vigour sorghum seeds had poor seedling performance and a large proportion of non-viable or incompletely stained embryos.
- Association Alpha-amylase activity in germinating sorghum seeds was related to seed vigour.