Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 19:17:40 +0200 From: Chris.Breckpot@olvz-aalst.be To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg414$foo@default> Subject: tetrazolium
John De Witte wrote:
>You could control seed viability by using a 1% solution of TTC
>(2,3,5-triphenytetrazoliumchloride, CAS 298-96-4, Sigma # T-
8877).
>Put some seeds in a small quantity (+/- 2 ml) of this solution.
>After 24- 48 hours in the dark at 25 deg C. seeds that are
viable
>will show a red coloration. This however is no indication that
they
>will actually germinate.
Hi John,
Do you know more about the correlation between coloration and
germination ?
Best greetings,
Christian Breckpot
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