China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2011;36(23):3227-3232

Study on procedure of seed quality testing and seed grading scale of Phellodendron amurense.

Yanlu LIU 1 ; Zhao ZHANG ; Lingchao DAI ; Bengang ZHANG ; Xiaoling ZHANG ; Han WANG

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China

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Chinese

Abstract

OBJECTIVETo study the procedure of seed quality testing and seed grading scale of Phellodendron amurense.

METHODSeed quality testing methods were developed, which included the test of sampling, seed purity, weight per 1 000 seeds, seed moisture, seed viability and germination rate. The related data from 62 cases of seed specimens of P. amurense were analyzed by cluster analysis.

RESULT AND CONCLUSIONThe seed quality test procedure was developed, and the seed quality grading scale was formulated.