FACTORS AFFECTING THE GERMINATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF MONOGERM SUGAR BEET

1. The relationship between seed weight and true seed weight for Seed Lot 1

2. The relationship between seed weight and true seed weight for Seed Lot 2

3. The relationship between seed weight and true seed weight for Seed Lot 3

4. The relationship between seed weight and true seed weight for Seed Lot 4

5. The relationship between seed weight and true seed weight for Seed Lot 5

6. Germination pattern of five seed lots under standard germination test conditions

7. Germination pattern of five seed lots under low temperature conditions (constant 7.5°C)

8. Germination pattern of three seed lots (advanced in water) under standard germination test conditions

9. Germination pattern of five seed lots (advanced in water) under low temperature conditions

10. Germination pattern of five seed lots (with GA₃, solution in place of distilled H₂0 in the petri-dishes) otherwise under standard germination test conditions

11. Germination pattern of three seed lots (advanced in GA₃solution) under standard germination conditions

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LIST OF FIGURES
1.	INTRODUCTION
2.	REVIEW OF LITERATURE
	2.1	Introduction to Review
	2.2	Seed production and seed treatments
		2.2.1	Introduction
		2.2.2	A brief history of monogerm seed
		2.2.3	Sugar beet breeding
		2.2.4	Varieties
		2.2.5	Commercial seed production
		2.2.6	Post harvest treatments
		2.2.7	Pelleting
		2.2.8	Alternative seed treatments
	2.3	Factors affecting germination
		2.3.1	Introduction
		2.3.2	Seed storage
		2.3.3	Germination tests
		2.3.4	Effects of inhibitors on germination
		2.3.5	The germination process and the involvement of air and water
	2.4	Factors affecting the establishment of beet
		2.4.1	Introduction
		2.4.2	Plant population
		2.4.3	Cultivation and seed bed preparations
		2.4.4	Drilling
		2.4.5	Field emergence
		2.4.6	Predicting sugar beet emergence
		2.4.7	The effect of seed size on emergence
		2.4.8	Other emergence factors

	2.5	Alternative methods of establishing beet
		2.5.1	Transplanting
		2.5.2	Autumn sowing
		2.5.3	Conclusion

3.	EXPERIMENTS
	3.1	Materials and Methods
		3.1.1	Description of seed lots
		3.1.2	Seed characteristics
		3.1.3	Germination and emergence tests
		3.1.4	The effect of water-soluble inhibitors on cress seed germination
	3.2	Results
		3.2.1	Seed characteristics
		3.2.2	The germination experiments
		3.2.3	The emergence test
		3.2.4	The effect of water-soluble seed extracts on cress seed germination
	3.3	Discussion
		3.3.1	Germination tests at standard temperatures and 7.5°C with untreated seed
		3.3.2	Seed characteristics
		3.3.3	Germination tests with treated seed
		3.3.4	The emergence test
		3.3.5	Conclusion
4.	GENERAL DISCUSSION: THE POTENTIAL OF SEED TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE FIELD EMERGENCE
5.	SUMMARY
6.	CONCLUSIONS
7.	REFERENCES