Investigations of the influence of component characteristics of a coat on the germination ability of coated seeds

摘要

This work reports the influence of the hygroscopic characteristics of a seed coat composed of various ingredients, its relative mass in proportion to the seed, and the base moisture on the germination ability of coated carrot (cv Jawa) seeds. It isshown that all the parameters strongly affect the quality of the coated seeds and that proper coating can significantly improve their germination capability.