Glasnik Zaštite Bilja, Vol. 35 No. 3, 2012.
Original scientific paper
Germination of flower species on the Croatian market
Dijana Horvat
; Visoko gospodarsko učilište u Križevcima
Abstract
Quality seed is the foundation of a successful plant production. The seed sector in Croatia is regulated by laws and rulebooks. Minimum demands for seed quality are prescribed for all plant species, except for flowers. The seed of ornamental grasses, vegetables and flowers, which is available in retail trade to hobbyists and small producers, is based on import. Seed distributors have 30 – 85 flower species in their pallets. The sale of flowers occupies 37% of total “seed bags“ sale in retail stores in the area of Koprivnica - Križevci County. This raises the question: “What kind of seed are we buying? “ The purpose of this research was to examine the germination of randomly selected seed of flower species in retail stores. The examined sample covered all seed distributors present on the Croatian market. The results of the research have shown that all examined flower species have poor germination or no germination at all, which isn’t surprising considering the fact that selling this kind of seed does not result in any legal sanctions.
Keywords
seed energy and germination; seed of flower species
Hrčak ID:
163057
URI
Publication date:
6.6.2012.
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