Biophysical methods of the analysis of the quality of vegetable seeds

Abstract

The modern level of technology development and seed market growth demand application of effective instrumental analytical methods of seeds’ quality, which differ from standard ones for a better informational content and safety of the analyzed seeds. In collaboration of the employees of Federal Scientific Vegetable Center, Agro-physical Scientific Research Institute and St. Petersburg State Electro-technical University the extensive works on X-ray radiography of vegetable seeds were carried out for the very first time. Also the digital computer morphometric research of vegetable seeds was applied for the first time. The possibilities of the methods in definition of outwardly distinctive qualitative criterion of seeds were shown. The given modern instrumental methods can be successfully applied in a seed monitoring as a significant addition to standard ones.