Calculating germination measurements and organizing spreadsheets

Calculando medidas de germinação e organizando planilhas eletrônicas

Abstract

With the objective to minimize difficulties for beginners we are proposing the use of a conventional spreadsheet for the calculations of the main germination (or emergence) measurements, the organization of the final data for the statistical analysis and some electronic commands involved in these steps.

germination rate; germination time; seed germination; synchrony; uncertainty