1. Does Decoating effect germination over time?
Do we have to plant within 72 hours?

2. 30 Samples each a Ryegrass, Fine Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass Mixture
Test A
Decoat 12 grams every 2 weeks, dry and plant 400 seeds of each component within 72 hours.
Test B
Decoat 170 grams of seed initially, dry. Every 2 weeks plant 400 seeds of each component from the bulk amount decoated.

3. Every 2 weeks germination conducted
Sample #
Test Completion Date
FF Germ
PRG Germ
KBG Germ 1
10/17/2013 79 94 87
10/15/2013 86
10/30/2013 81 95 90 2 82 89 93
10/29/2013 77 91 92 3
10/16/2013 4 96 88 5 83 78 6 7 8 80 9
10/28/2013 84 10 11 12 13 76
10/25/2013
11/7/2013 85 14 15
12/10/2013
11/21/2013 16
12/30/2013
12/23/2013
1/3/2014 17 18
1/6/2014
12/24/2013
1/9/2014 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 97 27 28 29 30
Every 2 weeks germination conducted
Bulk decoat, regular decoat, with prechill, without prechill x 400 seeds x 3 components

4. Average germination of 30 samples over 12 weeks for Kentucky bluegrass
Initial Raw
Initial
2 week
4 week
6 week
8 week
10 week
12 week
Test A w/ Pre Chill 89 91 90
Test B w/ Pre Chill bulk decoat 92
Test A wo / Pre Chill
Test B wo / Pre Chill bulk decoat

5. Average germination of 30 samples after 12 weeks of Fine Fescue.
Initial Raw
Initial
2 week
4 week
6 week
8 week
10 week
12 week
Test A w/ Pre Chill 88 90 89
Test B w/ Pre Chill
Bulk decoat
Test A wo / Pre Chill 87
Test B wo / Pre Chill

6. Average germination of 30 samples over 12 weeks for Perennial Ryegrass
Initial Raw
Initial
2 week
4 week
6 week
8 week
10 week
12 week
Test A w/ Pre Chill 93 92
Test B w/ Pre Chill
Bulk decoat
Test A wo / Pre Chill
Test B wo / Pre Chill

7. Rule proposal for 2015 would be to change ‘plant within 72 hours’ to?
Would most labs go for within 7 days?