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Test types

Test types and conditions, by species


Germ. Code Species Code Soak (hrs) Surface dry Strat. days Temp. (°C) Strat. redry Strat. days Redry temp. (°C) Test days Germinator temp. (°C)*

G10 Fd, S, Lw 24 y 21 2 n 0 ­ 21 30­20
G20 Pl, Py 24 y 28 2 n 0 ­ 21 30­20
G31 Hw, Hm 24 y 28 0 ­ 28 20­20
G32 Bg 48 y 28 2 n 0 ­ 28 30­20
G44 Ba, Bl, Bn 48 n 56 2 n 0 ­ 28 25­15
G52 Yc 48 n 28 20 n 56 2 28 30­20
G55 Pw 336 n 98 2 n 0 ­ 28 30­20
G64 Ba, Bl, Bn 48 n 28 2 y 56 2 28 25­15
D1 At, Cw, Dr, Ep 0 ­ ­ ­ n ­ ­ 21 30­20
W1 Pl, S 24 y 0 ­ n ­ ­ 21 30­20
SA all Species average germination
PUR all Percentage pure seed by weight
MC all Moisture content expressed as a percentage
SPG all Number of seeds per gram weight
XRY all X-ray test
CAL all Caloscypha fungal assay test
FUS all Fusarium sp. fungal assay test
SIR all Sirococcus fungal assay test

*  8 hours at higher temperature, 16 hours at lower temperature.

 

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