Study on Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) seed coating by liquid super absorbent polymer (AB200) and pre chilling treatment effect on seed germination and early seedling growth

Hamidi, A.; Oskouei, Bita; Shayanfar, Ali; Afshar, Hadis; Morovati, Iraj; Hashemi, Seyed Ali; Mahmoudy, Seye Bagher; Alizadeh, Abdol Hassan; Abdolmaleki, Akram

doi:10.22092/ijsst.2024.365930.1530

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Agriculture Research, Education and Extension Organization-Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute

² Research Assistant Professor of Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute (SPCRI)

³ SPCRI

⁴ Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

⁵ Expert of Seed and Plant Export and Import unit of Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute (SPCRI)

⁶ Retired Professor of Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Tehran, Board member of Nanoab Iranian Company and Iramont Company Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Montreal, Canada

⁷ Research Associate Professor of Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sugar Beet Seed Improvement Institute, Karaj, Iran

⁸ Retired Expert of Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sugar Beet Seed Improvement Institute, Karaj and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nanoab Iranian Company, Tehran

⁹ Seed Science and Technology M.Sc. graduate and PhD candidate, Bioinformatics Division, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany

10.22092/ijsst.2024.365930.1530

Abstract

Germination indices including: final germination percent, normal and abnormal seedlings percent, dead seeds percent, mean germination time, coefficient of velocity of germination, mean daily germination, daily germination speed, germination rate(R50), coefficient of germination uniformity, time of achieve to 5, 10, 50, 90 and 95 percent of germination were measured. The results showed that only pre-chilled seeds (control) had the highest percentage of normal seedlings and the germination speed coefficient, germination rate (R50), germination uniformity coefficient, the lowest mean germination time, time of achieve to 5, 10 and 50 percent of germination. Also, only coated seeds had lower mean germination time and time to reach 10 and 50 percent germination of seeds and high coefficient of velocity of germination and germination rate (R50). Pre-chilled and coated seeds also had the shortest time to reach 90 and 95 germination percent. Therefore, it was found that pre-chilling treatments and seed coating with AB200 liquid superabsorbent polymer alone and together with pre-chilling increased germination and speed and uniformity and reduced germination time. Therefore, revealed that covering the seeds of Manitou with a liquid superabsorbent polymer based on potassium (Superab AB200) improved germination and its speed and uniformity.

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Study on Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) seed coating by liquid super absorbent polymer (AB200) and pre chilling treatment effect on seed germination and early seedling growth

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Volume 15, Issue 2 - Serial Number 42Summer of 2026June 2026Pages 38-58

Volume 15, Issue 2 - Serial Number 42
Summer of 2026
June 2026
Pages 38-58