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Priming of red beet and sugar beet seed using the infusions of chamomile and sage
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Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-787 Warszawa, Poland
Journal of Research and Applications in Agricultural Engineering 2015;60(4):71-75
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Organic seed to perform well must show high and fast germination. Priming is a popular method of germination course improvement.
Combination of priming with herbal treatment can give simultaneously a protection of seeds and seedlings
against pathogens. The aim of the study was to determine the usefulness and effectiveness of seeds conditioning with some
herbal infusions. The tests were performed in the laboratory and in the growth chamber. In the experiment, the effect of
conditioning simultaneously reed beet seed (var. Czerwona Kula) and sugar beet seed (var. Janosik) was examined. Beet
seed lots were conditioned in infusions of: chamomile (concentration 30 and 100%), sage (concentration 30% and 100%),
and a mixture of chamomile and sage herbal infusions (15% + 15%) and in pure water. Raw and unprimed seeds were the
control combination. The study determined: laboratory germination ability, mean time and uniformity of germination, and
in the growth chamber: emergence ability, mean time and spread of emergence. The results showed the most effective influence
of conditioning in water, 30% infusion of sage and mixed chamomile and sage 15+15%. Chamomile extract had an
unfavorable influence, especially on red beet seeds.
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