How does cucumber seed germination

Before planting cucumber, in order to promote seed germination as soon as possible, improve germination rate, and lay a solid foundation for high yield, seed soaking and germination treatment should be carried out before sowing. So how to soak cucumber seeds to promote budding? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction with the editor.

1. Seed selection and drying

Select the right varieties before planting, select the seeds with full grains and uniform size, and put them in the sun for 1-2 days. When drying seeds, it is not appropriate to directly contact the seeds with the ground. Cloth can be used to isolate the seeds so as to avoid seed burns and loss of vitality. In addition, in order to heat the seed evenly, turn it several times from time to time when drying the seed, so that the seed can fully absorb heat.

2. Soaking seeds

In the sun-cured seeds, put in a container, and then add 55-60 degrees hot water, the amount of water required to submerge the seeds, in the addition of hot water should be constantly stirred, not only to make the seeds heated evenly, but also to avoid the reduction of seed vigor caused by high water temperature. After soaking for 10 minutes, after the water temperature drops to the normal temperature, soak the seeds for 4-6 hours. After soaking the seeds, scrub the gelatinous material on the surface of the seeds and remove them to dry.

3. Disinfection

In order to avoid the harm of diseases and insect pests, the seeds are generally disinfected and sterilized. generally, the seeds are soaked in a very low concentration of carbendazim solution for 1 hour, and then soaked in clean water for a few hours. Some directly purchased seeds have been treated with seed membranes containing fungicides and a variety of trace elements at the time of sale. The seed film agent has a good germicidal effect, so generally there is no need for disinfection.

4. Sprouting

After rinsing the treated seeds, soak the seeds at room temperature for 4-8 hours, wait for the seeds to absorb enough water, filter the water, wrap them in a container with towels and put them in an environment of about 25 degrees at room temperature to accelerate germination. When accelerating germination, you should often turn the seeds so that they are evenly heated and sprout about 24 hours later. If the root tips of a small part of the seeds are exposed, the temperature of the budding environment can be reduced. About two days later, the seeds can be sprouted neatly and sown.

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