Publication detail

Effect of Seed Coating and PEG-Induced Drought on the Germination Capacity of Five Clover Crops

KINTL, A. HUŇADY, I. VYMYSLICKÝ, T. ONDRISKOVÁ, V. HAMMERSCHMIEDT, T. BRTNICKÝ, M. ELBL, J.

Original Title

Effect of Seed Coating and PEG-Induced Drought on the Germination Capacity of Five Clover Crops

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The effect of coating the seed of clover crops by water absorbing seed process (WASP) technology pelletization on its germination capacity was studied in conditions of diverse drought intensities simulated by different concentrations of polyethylenglycol (PEG) 8000 solution. Drought resistance was monitored in the seed of five fodder clover species: Anthyllis vulneraria L., Medicago lupulina L., Trifolium repens L., Melilotus albus Medik. and Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. In the seed of given plant species, germination capacity was determined along with the share of dead and hard seeds. Although the coating significantly (p < 0.05) affected the drought resistance of seeds, the germination capacity increased only in conditions of milder drought (simulation with PEG: 0.1-0.3 mol). With the increasing intensity of drought induced by higher PEG concentrations (0.4-0.7 mol) the number of germinable seeds demonstrably decreased and the number of dead seeds increased in the coated seed as compared with the uncoated seed. The coated seed can be appropriate for use in M. lupulina, M. albus and T. repens, while the uncoated seed can be used in A. vulneraria and O. viciifolia.

Keywords

legumes; drought tolerance; polyethylenglycol; hardseededness; dead seeds; seeds improvement

Authors

KINTL, A.; HUŇADY, I.; VYMYSLICKÝ, T.; ONDRISKOVÁ, V.; HAMMERSCHMIEDT, T.; BRTNICKÝ, M.; ELBL, J.

Released

3. 4. 2021

Publisher

MDPI

Location

BASEL

ISBN

2223-7747

Periodical

Plants

Year of study

10

Number

4

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

24

Pages count

24

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/724

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/204085

BibTex

@article{BUT175533,
  author="Antonín {Kintl} and Igor {Huňady} and Tomáš {Vymyslický} and Vladěna {Ondrisková} and Tereza {Hammerschmiedt} and Martin {Brtnický} and Jakub {Elbl}",
  title="Effect of Seed Coating and PEG-Induced Drought on the Germination Capacity of Five Clover Crops",
  journal="Plants",
  year="2021",
  volume="10",
  number="4",
  pages="1--24",
  doi="10.3390/plants10040724",
  issn="2223-7747",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/724"
}