ISHS Acta Horticulturae 362: International Symposium on Agrotechnics and Storage of Vegetable and Ornamental Seeds
DEVELOPMENT OF SEED QUALITY DURING SEED DEVELOPMENT IN OKRA |
| Author: | I. Demir |
| Abstract:
Changes in seed quality during development on the mother plant were investigated in okra. Mass maturity (the end of the seed-filling period) occurred 31 days after anthesis at which seed moisture content was around 71%. Maximum seed quality assessed by germination, emergence and rapid ageing test was recorded 52 days after anthesis. Maturation drying reduced seed moisture content to 12% at this harvest. Extreme delays in harvest did cause seed loss by shattering. | |
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