Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 12:11:48 +0000 From: j.dewitte@t-online.de (John De Witte) To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg375$foo@default> Subject: seed viability
You could control seed viability by using a 1% solution of TTC
(2,3,5-triphenytetrazoliumchloride, CAS 298-96-4, Sigma # T-8877).
Put some seeds in a small quantity (+/- 2 ml) of this solution.
After 24- 48 hours in the dark at 25 deg C. seeds that are viable
will show a red coloration. This however is no indication that they
will actually germinate.
Hope this might help somewhere,
John De Witte
j.dewitte@t-online.de
fax +49-7844-98997
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