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Table 4 The quality of seeds obtained from the plants exposed to chlorsulfuron

From: Sublethal application of various sulfonylurea and imidazolinone herbicides favors outcrossing and hybrid seed production in oilseed rape

Seed samples

Seed yield (g/plant)

1000-grain-weight (g)a

Germination rate (%)a

Hybridity (%)b

Zhong9 CIMS× BC530

13.75 ± 0.66**

3.52 ± 0.08

90.7 ± 3.10

93.0 ± 1.87

Zhong9-A× BC530

16.93 ± 0.95

3.74 ± 0.08

97.2 ± 2.23

96.7 ± 2.27

Q5005 CIMS× BC530

19.05 ± 0.94

3.86 ± 0.08

92.5 ± 2.10

91.4 ± 2.80

Q5005-A× BC530

18.89 ± 0.83

3.98 ± 0.07

96.8 ± 2.00

92.8 ± 2.53

  1. aThe coarse seed lot contained unfilled seeds
  2. bThe seed lot experienced cleaning process and contained only plump seeds
  3. The symbol ** indicates significant difference at 0.01 level