GERMINATION OF AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.
NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL TESTS, 1921 AND 1922.
-Nelson R. Foy,
Biological Laboratory, Wellington.
Seed. 1922. 1921.. Seed. 1922. 1921. Principal Seeds. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent White clover . . 92-0 90-7 Prairie-grass . . 60-4 66-o Alsike 91-3 88-o Crested dogstail 89-7 85-6 Cow-grass . . . . 93’2 90-9 Cocksfoot . . 66-8 63-9 Crimson clover . . 93’6 93-o Paspalum .. 32-6 25’4 Lucerne 90-4 84-0 Oats - .. 94’6 93’ 1 Trefoil . . 77-6 74’5 Peas 93’6 90-2 Lotus major . . . . 85-4 83-2 Turnip 89-0 87-4 Lotus angu'stissimus 77'2 65-1 Swede . . 85-9 85-3 Perennial rye-grass 79’0 80-9 ‘ Rape .. • • .. 93’7 90-0 Italian rye-grass 83-2 82-3 Kale 86-2 79’0 Western Wolths rye-grass 84-1 82-7 Mangold -. . . . . 129-7 124-6 Timothy . . 91-1 84-0 Mustard ' 87-2 • 87-5 Brown-top .76-2. 56 Carrot 73'2 66-8 Red-top 8o-o 84-5 Perennial rye - grass by Fiorin . . ■ .. 85-1 86-o districts Chewings fescue 76-3 60-7 Southern . . 76-2 81-3 Meadow-fescue 69-0 71-2 Canterbury 86-o 82-3 Meadow-foxtail 50-5 28-7 Sandon 7 6 -3 84-0 Danthonia ... . . 47'3 37- 6 Poverty Bay 94'8 93'7 Poa pratensis . . 50-0 43’2 Hawke’s Bay 93 -i 92-8 Less Common Seeds. Suckling clover 81 70 . Hard fescue . . 6 Subterranean clover 72 70 Sheep’s fescue 36 72 Bokhara clover . . 81 Sheep’s burnet 45 60 Egyptian clover 45 Poa trivialis . . 76 45 Strawberry clover 85 80 Rye-corn 82 95 Berseem clover 96 96 Rib-grass . . 69 King Island melilot 63 57 Indian doob ... 26 Sand clover 61 72 Rhodes grass... 20 Lotus cbrniculatus 58 7i , Couch 2 Sainfoin ■ .. 35 76 Linseed . . 94 9i Phalaris bulbosa 62 Johnson grass 60 Japanese millet 89 87 Chicory • . . 54 Tall oat-grass ■ 53 50 Chou moellier. . 90 Sudan grass . . 83 83 Kohlrabi . . 80 9i Sorghum .. 50 56 Maize - . . . . 90 86 Sweet vernal . . . . 41 Tares 94 99 Yarrow . . . . 88 62 Partridge peas 99 Yorkshire fog 86 83 Buckwheat . . 99 Tall fescue 66 76
The following table shows the average germinations of agricultural seeds tested at the Department’s seed-testing, station during the calendar years 1921 and 1922 respectively. The figures are compiled from the analyses of approximately 10,000 commercial samples in each period.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXVI, Issue 4, 20 April 1923, Page 250
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