<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In 2010 the experiment, which aim was to examine the sowing value of tansy phacelia seeds after eight and nine years of storage, was conducted in the laboratory of the Academy of Agrobusiness in Łomża. The experiment clearly demonstrates that the period of storage of tansy phacelia seeds has an essential impact on the changes of basic parameters of the sowing value. Vetrovska variety had the highest seed germinability among the other varieties of tansy phacelia which were stored for 8 years. At the same time this variety had the highest decrease in seed germinability after 9 years of storage. During the 9-year storage Natra variety showed the highest decrease in thousand seeds weight despite the highest value of this parameter among all the tested varieties immediately after yielding. The results; of the experiment allowed for the conclusion that the economic life: cycle of tansy phacelia seeds is 8 years.</p></abstract>

In 2010 the experiment, which aim was to examine the sowing value of tansy phacelia seeds after eight and nine years of storage, was conducted in the laboratory of the Academy of Agrobusiness in Łomża. The experiment clearly demonstrates that the period of storage of tansy phacelia seeds has an essential impact on the changes of basic parameters of the sowing value. Vetrovska variety had the highest seed germinability among the other varieties of tansy phacelia which were stored for 8 years. At the same time this variety had the highest decrease in seed germinability after 9 years of storage. During the 9-year storage Natra variety showed the highest decrease in thousand seeds weight despite the highest value of this parameter among all the tested varieties immediately after yielding. The results; of the experiment allowed for the conclusion that the economic life: cycle of tansy phacelia seeds is 8 years.

The Sowing Value of Tansy Phacelia <italic>(Phacelia Tanacetifolia</italic> Benth.) Seeds in the Long-Term Storage

Department of Agribusiness, The Academy of Agrobusiness in Łomza

Agricultural Engineering

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The Sowing Value of Tansy Phacelia  Benth.) Seeds in the Long-Term Storage

In 2010 the experiment, which aim was to examine the sowing value of tansy phacelia seeds after eight and nine years of storage, was conducted in the...

The Sowing Value of Tansy Phacelia (Phacelia Tanacetifolia Benth.) Seeds in the Long-Term Storage

Published Online: Oct 17, 2016

Page range: 153 - 159

Received: Aug 01, 2016

Accepted: Apr 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2016-0053

Keywords
tansy phacelia, long-term storage, sowing value

© 2016 Piotr Ponichtera et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Sowing Value of Tansy Phacelia (Phacelia Tanacetifolia Benth.) Seeds in the Long-Term Storage

Published Online: Oct 17, 2016

Page range: 153 - 159

Received: Aug 01, 2016

Accepted: Apr 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2016-0053

Keywordstansy phacelia, long-term storage, sowing value

© 2016 Piotr Ponichtera et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
tansy phacelia, long-term storage, sowing value