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Optimum Harvest Time of Vicia cracca in Relation to High Seed Quality during Pod Development

Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University; Key Lab. of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, P.R. China, 130024

View larger version (10K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. a) Average daily temperature by month (°C) and b) monthly precipitation (mm) of 2005 and 2006 in Songnen Grassland in China.

View larger version (10K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. a) Pod and b) seed length (L), width (W), and thickness (T) of V. cracca during its development in 2005 and 2006. Pod and seed L, W, and T curves represent the average of two years. Error bars indicate the standard deviation from means of pod and seed L, W, and T at P = 0.05.

View larger version (16K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 3. Seed dry weight (DWT) and seed moisture content (SMC) of V. cracca during seed development in 2005 and 2006. Error bars indicate the standard error from means of DWT and SMC at P = 0.05.

View larger version (14K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 4. Seed electrical conductivity (EC) and percentage of hard seeds (PHS) of V. cracca during seed development in 2005 and 2006. Error bars indicate the standard error from means of EC and PHS at P = 0.05.