The influence of tannin content in faba bean seeds (Vicia faba L.) on germination, vigour, health and yield of seeds
Krystyna Kolasińska
k.kolasinska@ihar.edu.plZakład Nasiennictwa i Nasionoznawstwa, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Radzików (Poland)
Barbara Wiewióra
Zakład Nasiennictwa i Nasionoznawstwa, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Radzików (Poland)
Abstract
The aim of the work was to find out the interaction between tannin content and standard germination, vigour and seed health as well as to determine the influence of tannin content in seeds on field emergence, plants health, seed yield and its components. Field and laboratory experiments were performed on six different faba bean genotypes derived from harvests of three consecutive years 1998, 1999 and 2000. Seeds of low tannin content, commonly considered as tannin less, — from 0,03 to 0,14% (Caspar i BKSK 1074) and high tannin content genotypes – from 0,88 to 1,69% in dry matter (Rajan, Titus, Tim, Bronto) were chosen. In laboratory experiments evaluation of chemical components, standard germination, vigour and seed health was done. In field conditions the number of plant emergence, plants health, yield and their components were determined. Seeds with low tannin content, dependent on year, germinated poorer (circa 12%), showed lower (circa 10%) field emergence, and in general were characterized with lower vigour than high tannin ones. Health status of low tannin content seed was weaker than that of high content. However the results of standard germination (r = 0,64), conductivity (r = -0,59) and cold-test (r = 0,52) significantly correlated with tannin content. The results suggested that the seeds of low tannin content not only germinated poorer but also were less resistant to suboptimal environmental conditions. In conclusion, it may be stated that influence of tannin content on germination, healthy status and tolerance to environmental stress of faba bean seeds seems to be significant with some variation depending on year of harvest.
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faba bean, tannins, pathogens, vigourReferences
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Krystyna Kolasińskak.kolasinska@ihar.edu.pl
Zakład Nasiennictwa i Nasionoznawstwa, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Radzików Poland
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