CORESTA Congress, Berlin, 2016, Agronomy/Phytopathology Groups, AP 63
After-ripening improves germination performance in Zimbabwean flue-cured tobacco varieties
Tobacco Research Board, Harare, Zimbabwe
Optimum seed germination is essential for the establishment of a successful tobacco transplant nursery. However, fresh tobacco seeds are dormant and require a period of warm dry storage (after-ripening) to alleviate dormancy and elicit maximum...