Analysis of Seed Quality of Different Varieties of Wheat

Abstract

The paper presents the results of tests of Novi Sad eight wheat varieties (NS 40S, Zvezdana, Janja, Cipovka, Rapsodija, Pobeda, Simonida, Renesansa) threshing on small experimental plots. The process of threshing is an integral part of the harvesting wheat seed, and was conducted at the experimental plots immediately after the manual cutting of the crop. In examining for each variety were determined following qualitative traits: seed moisture, 1000 grain weight, test weight, germination energy and germination. The absolute seed mass was 38.2 g, the variety Pobeda to 45.4 g in the cultivar NS 40S, while the average value of absolute weight for all varieties amounted to 42.3 g The test weight was 81.6 kg hl-1 with varieties servedin a loaf, and 88.7 kg hl-1 was the cultivar Zvezdan. The average value of test weight for all varieties was 84.8 kg hl-1. Seed varieties Rapsodija had the lowest germination energy by 88% and wheat seed varieties Zvezdan, servedin a loaf and Simonides had the energy germination of 90%. The biggest energy germination of 92% had a seed varieties NS 40S and Pobeda. Germination ranged from 89% in Renesansa to 94% for the varieties servedin a loaf, Rapsodija and Pobeda. The average germination amounted to 92.0%. Samples were taken in the process of threshing wheat in the experimental fields, and then in the laboratory of the Institute of Forage Crops in Krusevac-Globoder subsequently allocated for each variety clean and broken seeds, other types of inert matter and weeds.

Keywords

• wheat seed
• germination energy
• seed germination
• broken seed