Relationship of Seed Weight to Germination of Six Grasses

Abstract

Heavy seeds of sand bluestem, side-oats grama, blue grama, switchgrass, and yellow indiangrass had a slightly higher percentage germination than light seeds. Heavy switchgrass (A-6606) seeds had a significantly greater percentage germination than did light seeds. Heavy seeds of side-oats grama, blue grama, switchgrass, switchgrass (A-6606), and yellow indiangrass germinated faster than did the light seeds.