FACTORS AFFECTING THE GERMINATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF MONOGERM SUGAR BEET
2.1 Introduction to review
The literature reviewed in this thesis considers three main areas, namely seed production, seed germination and field establishment. Standard methods and various alternative procedures for treating and testing beet seeds are firstly described and discussed and then related to field performance. It will be explained why establishment is still a problem in modern crops and why seed quality is of major importance.
In the review and thereafter whole fruits will be referred to as seeds, embryos as true seeds, and the rest of the fruit as the seed coat and the ovary cap (which is considered to be part of the seed coat), as the seed cap unless otherwise indicated.
FACTORS AFFECTING THE GERMINATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF MONOGERM SUGAR BEET
[Introduction & Contents] [Chapter One] [Chapter Two] [Chapter Three] [Chapter Four] [Chapter Five] [Chapter Six] [Chapter Seven]
[2.1] [2.2.1] [2.2.2] [2.2.3] [2.2.4] [2.2.5] [2.2.6] [2.2.7] [2.2.8]
