Evaluation location: Iowa, United States
Seeds are rinsed in 10% bleach and placed on blotters in deep plastic boxes. Separation of seed is 2 cm or more. Fungicides are applied when needed. Boxes are placed in germinator set on alternating 20-30 degrees C and alternating light-dark. When seedling leaves begin emerging from the coleoptile, they are transplanted to 7.6 cm jiffy pots. Soil is added to the pots as the seedlings develop. These jiffy pots are transplanted to large plastic pots when the seedlings are fully established.