2 Germination fieldbook

For a correct analysis and fast data processing is important to take into account the data organization and the proper record of the germination process. In this section we will explain how you should collect and organize your data.

2.1 Prepare you fieldbook

For using GerminaR and GerminaQuant is necessary that you have a dataset with germination values. You can use a following data as an example “prosopis”.

If you have a Google account you can made a copy of the document and edit it online or download in Excel format for your own analysis.

2.2 Data organization

The field book should have three essential parts.(1) The factor columns (red), according to the experimental design;(2) the seed number column, indicate the number of seeds sown in each experimental unit (green) and (3) the evaluation columns with the germination values (blue) (Figure 2.1). You can design your own field book with different names in the column according your experimental design.

Figure 2.1: Layout for germination evaluation process. The factor column (red) are according the experimental design. The seed number column (green) for the number of seed sown and the evaluation columns (blue) for accounting the germination.

2.3 Data collection

The evaluation of the germination process is obtained of the count of the germination in each experimental unit and It can be evaluated in any time lapse (hours, days, months, etc) in continuous interval of the same length always beginning with the time zero (ei. Ti00), until the end of the germination process or according to the researcher criteria.