Dehiscence method: a seed-saving, quick and simple viability assessment in rice

Table 4 Comparison between 5 methods by 6 criteria

++: perfectly fit; +: well fit; −: not well fit. Ger.: germination method; TTC: tetrazolium method; EC: electrical conductivity method; DehM: dehiscence method; NRSs: non-invasive, rapid sensing method. Labor-saving is the only criterion by which Deh. neither outperformed Ger., nor NRSs. NRSs here only contain chemometry and calorimetry, not morphological graphing

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