Approaches to Quantification of Seed Vigour
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Quantification of seed vigour - a very important qualitative character, has been attempted in this review-cum-reappraisal paper taking into account a number of physiological and biochemical parameters that are positively or negatively correlated with germinability. Efforts have been made to score each of them individually on a scale ranging from 0 to 100 (as with germination percentage) and then, if necessary, combining them into a unified score value for a clear and easy understanding of the ability of a seed lot to make a predictable stand establishment.
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