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negative relationship. The regression between the ratio of chlorophyll a:b and index<br />

score was low.<br />

Chlorophyll concentration in the seed coat explains some of the variation<br />

between different index scores. The Acurum ® machine measures all of the different<br />

colours while the chlorophyll extractions measure only one aspect in the colour<br />

spectrum. Other factors like staining caused by seed borne disease, darkening due<br />

to seed coat oxidation, seed coat bleaching, or earth tag (soil adhering to the seed<br />

coat) may have contributed to a low R 2 value between chlorophyll content and<br />

index score. The poor relationship between chlorophyll content of the seed coat and<br />

the index score could be due to the relationship between reflectance measurements<br />

(index score) and absorbance measurements (chlorophyll content) which has a non<br />

linear relationship. If chlorophyll extractions were to be done again, each individual<br />

seed should have had an index score assigned and chlorophyll extracted<br />

individually. Then there would be no effect of out lying index scores for individual<br />

seeds on the chlorophyll extractions.<br />

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