Title: Simulated Mechanical Damage to Garden Beans During Germination1
Abstract: Abstract Seeds otherwise free from mechanical breakage may be subjected to stress during a germination test to give symptoms of mechanical damage typical of those resulting from harvesting and cleaning machinery. This physiological breakage occurs when seeds at low moisture levels are imbibed in a wet germination medium, and is an artifact of the testing procedure. It is not clear whether the potential susceptibility to such damage should be considered as a factor in planting quality.