Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of water quality on the germination and the growth of hypocotyl in plants. The spring water of Tetuta village in Okayama prefecture (M-water) influenced germination and elongation of the hypocotyl in the Kaiware radish. Compared with tap water (Kumamoto City), M-water gave a high rate of germination. The growth of hypocotyl with distilled water was significantly different (P=5) from that with M-water on 9 days after plating. The enzyme activity in the seed was higher with M-water than with tap and distilled water.
