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Assessment of electrical conductivity and germinability of groundnut genotype seeds

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2025-06-08

https://doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/1/15269

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Ruth Akuo,

Faculty of Agriculture Kyambogo University P.O. Box 1, Kyambogo Uganda

Latif Aisu Okiria,

Faculty of Technology for Rural Transformation, African Rural University, P.O Box 24, Kagadi, Uganda

Brian Ssemugenze,

Institute of Land Use, Engineering and Precision Farming Technology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi street, 4032, Debrecen, Hungary.

Costa Gumisiriya,

Institute of Agrochemistry and Soil science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138, Debrecen 4032, Hungary.

Fred Peter Kabaale,

Department of Science Education, Bugema University, P.O Box 6529, Kampala, Uganda

Akasairi Ocwa

Institute of Land Use, Engineering and Precision Farming Technology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi street, 4032, Debrecen, Hungary.

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Arachis hypogaea genotype seed quality

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Akuo, R., Okiria, L. A. ., Ssemugenze, B. ., Gumisiriya, C. ., Kabaale, F. P. ., & Ocwa, A. . (2025). Assessment of electrical conductivity and germinability of groundnut genotype seeds. Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, 1, 5-10. https://doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/1/15269

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Received 2024-12-15
Accepted 2025-03-27
Published 2025-06-08

Abstract

Seed quality affects crop establishment and productivity. In addition, the use of good-quality seed is an essential prerequisite for sustainable crop production including groundnuts. Assessing germinability and electrical conductivity provides early evidence of the production potential of a given crop variety or genotype. Therefore, this study assessed the germinability and electrical conductivity of seeds of three groundnut genotypes. A laboratory experiment arranged in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD), replicated three times, was conducted at the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyambogo University, in 2020. Seeds of Igola, Serenut 1, and Serenut 2 groundnut varieties were tested, and data was collected on germination percentage and electrical conductivity. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed using GenStat and means were separated using the least significant difference test at a 5% probability level. Germination percentage and electrical conductivity significantly (p<0.05) differed among the groundnut varieties, with Igola recording the highest germination percentage, followed by Serenut 1, and the lowest was in Serenut 2. The highest electrical conductivity was recorded in Serenut 1 and the lowest in Igola. Since Igola had one of the lowest electrical conductivity and the highest germination percentage, it was concluded that Igola genotype retained higher quality attributes.

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