Abstract
This study evaluated the sorting method that could select high viability seeds in cabbage. Cabbage seeds were sorted by detection of fluorescent compound leakage from water-sorked seeds, then the percentage of emerged seedlings and percentage of abnormal seedlings on a plug tray were investigated. Before sorting, the percentage of emerged seedlings and percentage of abnormal seedlings was 95.2% and 3.0%, respectively. After discarding fluorescent-positive seeds, the percentage of emerged seedlings and percentage of abnormal seedlings were more than 98.5% (P<0.05) and less than 0.9% (P<0.05), respectively.
These results indicated that the percentage of emerged seedlings and percentage of normal seedlings in a cabbage seedlot could be improved by this fluorescent screening method, which could be a useful method of upgrading seed quality.
