Advanced seed germination measurements excel tool
Introduction Sections of the tool Section-I Section-II Section-III Section-IV Getting the output Methodology for calculations Germination percentage Relativized percentage Mean germination time Mean germination rate Uncertainty of germination process Synchrony of germination process Coefficient of variation of germination time Germination index Coefficient of velocity of germination Time to 50% germination Mean daily germination percent Peak value Germination value Instructions to download this excel tool References Introduction Seed germination refers to the physiological process culminating in the emergence of the embryo from its enclosing coverings, which can include the endosperm , perisperm, testa, or pericarp. The visible indication that germination has been completed is when the radicle (or other embryonic tissue) emerges from the tissues