Effect of quality of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) seed on field emergence, seed yield, yield structure and quality of harvested seeds
Helena Pokojska
h.pokojska@ihar.edu.plZakład Nasiennictwa i Nasionoznawstwa, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Radzików (Poland)
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of initial seed quality on field emergence, yield, yield components and seed quality of the next generation of faba bean, variety Tom and strain STH 494 (now variety Titus). Artificially aged seeds (0, 1,2,3 days at 45–47°C) were planted in 1998 and 1999 in the field at Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, Radzików. Percent emergence decreased with increasing seed deterioration, and in 1999 slower rate of emergence and less top growth was observed. Decreasing seed quality culminated in lower yield, substantial for seeds aged for 3 days (by 25 and 40%, respectively in 1998 and 1999), comparing to non-aged material. Decreased seed yield was attributed to fewer pods produced per plant. There were no differences between quality of seeds harvested from plants derived from artificially aged and non-aged seeds.
Keywords:
faba bean, field emergence, germination, seed quality, seed vigour, seed yield, yield structureReferences
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Helena Pokojskah.pokojska@ihar.edu.pl
Zakład Nasiennictwa i Nasionoznawstwa, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Radzików Poland
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