Study on seed testing for Salvia miltiorrhiza / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish a seed testing methods for Salvia miltiorrhiza.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Referring to the International Seed Testing Rules made by ISTA and the Seed Testing for Crops (GB/T3543. 1-1995) issued by China.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The seeds are selected by winnowing; the seed purity is about 50%-60%; 100 grain weight is used to determine the quality of the seed; the seed moisture content is determined by air drying, the drying hour is 3 h. Seed viability is tested by TFC method.</p>