Germination Factors

Abstract Factors affecting germination are numerous and well studied (composition of soil nutrients, feedwater, temperature etc). Most of the other factors such as the size of the seeds and the period of seed germination are not considered. In this study, the seeds of P. vulgaris and L. culinaris of plants were examined to observe the difference in germination period. P. vulgaris is a larger seed species. The data indicate that the time taken for seeds from L. culinaris to reach germination is shorter than the seed from P. vulgaris.

Seed germination has three stages ("Seed germination: involvement stage and factor", 2017). During the water-absorbing phase, water absorption ruptures the seed coat. The incubation period is the absorption of the seed coat, the emergence of radicles and embryos, and also the place where the cotyledon is enlarged ("Seed Germination Process | Tutorvista.com", 2017). Finally, the exponential growth phase is the true leaf of cotyledon expansion. Factors such as oxygen, light, temperature, humidity, soil chemistry all affect seed germination (M. Krempels, 2017). The factor to be studied is salt concentration of water. Thus, the growth is recorded according to different concentrations and the dependent variable is the amount of germination (cm), so the independent variable in this study is salt concentration (%).

Abstract Factors affecting germination are numerous and well studied (composition of soil nutrients, feedwater, temperature etc). Most of the other factors such as the size of the seeds and the period of seed germination are not considered. In this study, the seeds of P. vulgaris and L. culinaris of plants were examined to observe the difference in germination period. P. Vulgaris is a larger seed species. - Seed germinated seed germination is a process in which seeds or spores germinate and begin to grow after a dormant period. The dormancy period depends on the environmental conditions surrounded by the seeds. The environmental conditions that determine when seeds start to germinate are temperature, oxygen, light volume, and water supply (Blood, accessed February 23, 2010, http://www.answers.com/topic/germination) .