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Quality of soybean (Glycine max L.) and fodder pea (Pisum arvense L.) seeds after five years hermetic storage.

In the laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture in Osijek (CROATIA), statistically highly significant correlation were found between storage longevity (five researched years 1993-1997) and seed germinability of soybean and fodder peas seeds. Seeds of above mentioned species were stored in hermetic glass containers at air temperature of 20oC and relative humidity 65%. Moisture level in stored seeds was 9%. The study showed that sprouting energy of soybean and fodder peas seeds were in negative correlation with storage longevity. Sprouting energy have achieved the greatest values before seed storage (soybean 90, 50% and fodder peas 94, 00%). After 5 years hermetic storage, sprouting energy have achieved the smallest values (soybean 13, 25% and fodder peas 74, 25%). The differences in sprouting energy found between the years were statistically highly significant (P<0, 01). Similar results were achieved by studing of seed germinability, the largest values of seed germinability had the seeds before storage (95, 75%). After 5 years hermetic storage, seed germinability have achieved the smallest values (soybean 15, 50% and fodder peas 80, 75%). The differences in seed germinability found between years, were statistically highly significant (P<0, 01). According to obtained results, seeds of fodder peas had greater values of sprouting energy and germinability, than soybean seeds. The differences found between the species were statistically highly significant for sprouting energy (P<0, 01) and significant for germinability (P<0, 05).

Vigour; Viability; Seed; Hermetic storage; Cultivar; Soybean (Glycine max L.); Fodder peas (Pisum arvense L.); Sprouting energy; Germinability; Quality; Croatia

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