monitor the viability of seeds is of paramount grandness to works breeders , traders , farmers , researchers and seed bank managers .
The globally discern stock method acting to test ejaculate viability is the sprouting examination .
Representative sample distribution are sown consort to genus - specific standardised communications protocol and after a sure period of time of time the germinated plant are count to determine the dimension of germinating seeds in the sample . This method is try out and has been used successfully for decades . However , this method is firstly destructive , i.e. the sample is subsequently " used up " . Secondly , this test is relatively dull and requires a lot of space , material and personnel .
Figure 1 : workflow of the new simple , non - destructive seed viability test seedalive
Other established methods are also time - consume or imagination - intensive , every bit destructive , habituate toxic heart and/or are not authentic .
Researchers at the University of Osnabrück , Department of Botany , have now bring home the bacon in developing a new , non - destructive , effective and consistent method acting for determining seed viability up to hardheaded maturity date .
bod 2 : Limitations of the ordinarily used seed viability tests
Individual seeds are hatch in an indicator answer for four hr , after which it can be quickly and easily settle only by visual inspection whether the seed is still vital , ageing or dead . subsidiary probe can even predict the further aging process .
Figure 3 : gamey correlation between seedalive results and sprouting tests showing the potential of seedalive
elaborated investigation with a turn of genera showed very good correlation between the result of the new method and the classical germination test .
Figure 4 : Commercial come from various fellowship also show high correlation coefficient between seedalive test results and germination trial , proving the general serviceableness of seedalive
In cooperation with the confer with company JayVee Green Consult Dipl.-Biol . Jens Varnskühler , also from Osnabrück , this new product is now being launched after commercial-grade protection of the method acting and foundation of a twirl - off together with the participating researchers , Prof. Klaus Mummenhoff and Dr. Samik Bhattacharya .
For more data : seedalivec / o JayVee Green ConsultDipl.-Biol . Jens VarnskühlerWilhelm - Busch - Str . 1049076 Osnabrück , Germany+49 170 8002703[email protected]seedalive.de
