Evaluation location: Iowa, United States
Germinations are performed in a high humidity germinator set at 12 hours 20 degrees centigrade in the dark alternating with 12 hours 30 degrees centigrade in the light. 50 seeds are wrapped in 2 paper towels for each replication. Replications are rubber banded together. 10-20 accessions are placed in plastic tubs. Towels are kept moist during germination period. Evaluations are performed at 7 and 10 days, or as needed.