TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bradford,Kent J.
AU  - Bello,Pedro
TI  - Applying population-based threshold models to quantify and improve seed quality attributes
T2  - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
SN  - 9781801463584
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
KW  - Agricultural science
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Agronomy & crop production
KW  - Plant physiology
KW  - Plant reproduction & propagation
KW  - Sustainable agriculture
KW  - germination time course
KW  - hydrothermal time
KW  - hydrotime
KW  - Population-based threshold models
KW  - seed aging
KW  - seed dormancy
KW  - seed priming
KW  - seed storage
KW  - seedling emergence
N1  - Open Access
N2  - Achieving rapid and uniform stand establishment in crops requires a combination of high-quality seeds and appropriate environmental conditions. In particular, temperature and soil moisture (or water potential) are the major factors influencing germination in the field. In this chapter, we focus on the application of population-based threshold (PBT) models to characterize seed germination time courses and how environmental and technological inputs influence them. Viewing seed quality as a product of the behavior of populations of individual seeds is critical for understanding the causes and consequences of poor performance. Quantitatively characterizing seed population features enables their use in seed sorting and seed enhancement, and provides phenotypes for use in research, breeding, conservation and restoration. We believe that PBT models are essential tools to enable full utilization of new advances in seed technology to improve seed quality and enable successful stand establishment in agriculture or in natural settings
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/86242c47-6e0a-4917-b5e5-2a36a7fbb344/9781801463584_web.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61526
ER  -