The number seeds germinated as per total number of seeds planted from day of germination.
1. Record the number of seeds you planted at day 0.
2. Record the number of seeds that germinated at day n.
3. Write a fraction that compares the number of seeds that germinated to the number of seeds that were planted.
4. Show each fraction as a percentage.
5. Express the percentage as a rate.
For example, if you planted 50 radish seeds and 35 seeds germinated after 37 days, you would write 35/50 = 70/100 = 70%. The germination rate is 70% at or after day 37 or c. 1 seed germinating per day, etc.
You can define it how ever you like, so long as you express it as an actual 'rate' i.e. number or % per day or after a certain time period :)
Rate is taken as an amount at a given time it is not a speed, but as any relative proportion is subject to angular transformation in order to keep normal distribution, see arcin()
Dear Peter Oko Ogbaji
- Carry out a standard germination test in four replicates.
- Count the number of germinated seeds (protrusion of radicle by at least 2 mm) in daily intervals up to the final count in each replicate.
- calculate rate or speed of seed germination for each replicate as:
R = ∑n / ∑Dn
Where n is the number of seeds germinated on day D, and
D is the number of days from the beginning of the test.
Regards
Kazem Ghassemi-Golezani
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1. Record the number of seeds you planted.
2. Record the number of seeds that germinated.
3. Write a fraction that compares the number of seeds that germinated to the number of seeds that were planted.
4. Change each fraction to a fraction that has a denominator of 100.
5. Show each fraction as a percentage.
For example, if you planted 50 radish seeds and 35 seeds germinated, you would write 35/50 = 70/100 = 70%. The germination
rate is 70%.
Simply put as the fraction of germinated seeds over the total number of seeds multiple by 100%.
Different formula have been formula however i usually use total number of germinated seed/number of days
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