Site Map

• Introduction
  • The Monogerm Sugar Beet Home Page
  • List of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Chapter One
    • INTRODUCTION
  • Complete PDF Version
  • Complete MS Word Version
• Chapter Two
  • Section 2.1
    • Introduction to
      Review
  • Section 2.2
    • 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
  • Section 2.3
    • 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
  • Section 2.4
    • 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
  • Section 2.5
    • 2.5.1 Transplanting
    • 2.5.2 Autumn sowing
    • 2.5.3 Conclusion
• Chapter Three
  • Section 3.1
    • 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
  • Section 3.2
    • 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
  • Section 3.3
    • 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
  • View Figures in
    Pop-up Windows
    • 
      The relationship between seed weight and true seed weight for Seed Lot 1.">Figure One
    • 
      The relationship between seed weight and true seed weight for Seed Lot 2.">Figure Two
    • 
      The relationship between seed weight and true seed weight for Seed Lot 3.">Figure Three
    • 
      The relationship between seed weight and true seed weight for Seed Lot 4.">Figure Four
    • 
      The relationship between seed weight and true seed weight for Seed Lot 5.">Figure Five
    • 
      Germination pattern of five seed lots under standard germination test conditions">Figure Six
    • 
      Germination pattern of five seed lots under low temperature conditions (constant 7.5°C) ">Figure Seven
    • 
      Germination pattern of three seed lots (advanced in water) under standard germination test conditions ">Figure Eight
    • 
      Germination pattern of five seed lots (advanced in water) under low temperature conditions ">Figure Nine
    • 
      Germination pattern of five seed lots (with GA3, solution in place of distilled H20 in the petri-dishes) otherwise under standard germination test conditions ">Figure Ten
    • 
      Germination pattern of three seed lots (advanced in GA3 solution) under standard germination conditions. ">Figure Eleven
  • View Tables in
    Pop-up Windows
    • 
      Seed Characteristics ">Table One
    • 
      Final Germination Percentages in Five Seed Lots ">Table Two
    • 
      Mean Germination Times (Days), in 6 Experiments ">Table Three
    • 
      Additional Determinations on Seeds which
      Failed to Germinate at 7.5°C in Experiment 2 ">Table Four
    • 
      Emergence % and Seedling Dry Weights in Experiment 6
      (Emergence test), compared with Standard Germination Test ">Table Five
    • 
      The Inhibitory Effects of Beet Seed Extract on Cress Seed Germination ">Table Six
    • 
      The Relative Effects of Seed Treatments on Mean Germination Times (M.G.T.) ">Table Seven
• Chapters Four to Seven
  • Chapter 4
    • GENERAL DISCUSSION:
      THE POTENTIAL OF SEED
      TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE
      FIELD EMERGENCE
  • Chapter 5
    • SUMMARY
  • Chapter 6
    • CONCLUSIONS
  • Chapter 7
    • REFERENCES

---