ArticlePlant methods2017
Quantification of seed-soil contact of sugar beet (
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- A new conceptual model for seed germination and seedling tillering of winter wheat in the field.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- Toward robust and high-throughput detection of seed defects in X-ray images via deep learning.Plant methods · 2024Article
- Impact of fruit orientation and pelleting material on water uptake and germination performance in artificial substrate for sugar beet.PloS one · 2020Article
- Assessing the long-term effects of zero-tillage on the macroporosity of Brazilian soils using X-ray Computed Tomography.Geoderma · 2019Article
- Dehiscence method: a seed-saving, quick and simple viability assessment in rice.Plant methods · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundSeed-soil contact is important to ensure successful germination, however, there is a paucity of reported studies that have quantified the microstructure at and around this critical interface, mainly due to the opacity of soil.
resultsHere we describe a novel methodology to non-destructively calculate the seed-soil contact area using X-ray Computed Tomography. Under controlled conditions, we observed that seed-soil contact was strongly influenced by the size and type of seed, with a seed-soil contact of ca. 15% for naked sugar beet seeds compared to ca. 32% for pelleted and coated seeds. Similar results were obtained for seeds sampled from the field albeit with a higher spatial variability.
conclusionsBy application of this new quantification method it is hoped seed enhancement technologies can be optimised and ultimately seedbed preparation improved to ensure better germination.
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