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A COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURE FOR A HYDROTIME CONCEPT OF SEED GERMINATION

Janusz Gołaszewski1, Anna Bochenek2

1 Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Production,
2 Department of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland


The paper presents a computational approach for modeling the germination process in relation to water potential according to Gummerson and Bradford's hydrotime concept. The procedure is based on a generalized linear model with a probit link function. In order to present the model process in a population, the data were simulated. Successive computational steps led to informative results and a graphical presentation.


seed germination, hydrotime concept, generalized linear model, cumulative normal distribution, link function, probit