How to germinate

Verify the difference in the number of days between the method that has been put on water and the method that has not.

I often hear that it is better to put it in water all day and night as a way to germinate seeds efficiently.

The reason is,

Seeds seem to have the property of germinating at a favorable time (raining) and dormant to survive unfavorable conditions (drought, etc.) in nature.

In other words, if you tell the seed that it is okay to put it in water (the dormant substance in the seed skin dissolves in water), germination will be easier.

I see! But here is a little question (´・ω・`)

Let's say that germination occurred 5 days after 1 day.
Similarly, if you sow the seeds and sprout after 6 days with water, ...
After all on the same number of days? (´・ω・`)

 

 

Is it really effective?

So, I experimented with spinach seeds.

I'd like to examine whether there are 15 seeds of spinach that germinate between seeds that have been soaked in water and seeds that have not been sowed a day.

First, prepare 15 seeds with or without seeds. (^ ◇ ^)
(Indoor temperature average 17 ℃)

Lay the kitchen paper on the tapper, place seeds on it, spray it with water and close the lid!

2 days later
Oh ~ （｀・ω・´） Is there any effect?
Two seeds that had been put on water germinated.

It looks like this when zoomed in.

5 days later
At last, seeds that could not be put on water also sprouted. (^ ◇ ^)

Verification results

5 days later

5 days germination of seeds that do not soak in water, 2 germinations germination rate 15%

Germination number of seeds in water 2 days germination number 6 grains germination rate 40%

The result was.

The low germination rate is due to the seeds that have been at home for a long time. I think that,

Looking at the results of the experiment, spinach seeds should be sprouted in water.

This time, I'll try to verify with a different kind of species .
(*^▽^*)

（※Japanese is translated into English by translation software. I am sorry if it is strange English.）