Planting from vegetative material - cgiar
Planting from vegetative material - cgiar
Planting from vegetative material - cgiar
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More than 20%<br />
The seed is<br />
good quality<br />
You can use<br />
the recommended<br />
sowing rate<br />
How can I check the quality of grass seed?<br />
Is the seed clean?<br />
YES NO<br />
Winnow to clean the seed<br />
Does the clean seed germinate?<br />
to find out do an emergence test (see page 58) If the result is:<br />
Less than 20%<br />
Was the seed recently harvested?<br />
YES NO<br />
The seed may be dormant<br />
and needs to be stored<br />
Store the seed for 3 - 6<br />
months then repeat the<br />
emergence test to check<br />
the quality of the seed<br />
Go ahead and plant!<br />
The seed is<br />
poor quality<br />
Consider<br />
1. Increasing the<br />
sowing rate, or<br />
2. finding new seed.
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