For grower friends, in the beginning of each year new planting work, the first selection of crop seeds is very critical, but some crop seeds are old seeds, the vigor may be far less than the new seeds, the following to learn to understand the new and old chili pepper seeds how to distinguish? For grower friends, in the beginning of each year new planting work, the first selection of crop seeds is very critical, but some crop seeds are old seeds, the vitality may be far less than new seeds, the following to learn to understand the new and old pepper seeds how to distinguish?

How to distinguish the new and old pepper seeds?

(1) look

New seeds are light yellow, slightly glossy; old seeds are earthy, if stored for too long the seed coat red. Directly dissected fruit drying seeds were light yellow, while the water washed seeds drying grayish-white.

(2) smell

New seeds have a strong sense of pungency, so that people want to sneeze; old seeds irritating small.

(3)Bite

New seeds have a strong spicy flavor, while old seeds have a light spicy flavor.

(4)Precautions

In general, it is best not to use stale chili seeds, if the storage conditions are better, the temperature is below 15 ° C, the relative humidity of the air is below sixty percent, the seed moisture content of 7% -14%, can be used for 2 years. If the seed moisture content of about 5%, and is packaged in a metal box, 3 years germination rate is still more than 75%, can also be used.

How to select chili seeds?

It is advisable to give due consideration to the local dietary habits of the majority of the local population if you are only planning to grow some to ship to the local market to sell for money. There is also a need to choose according to geography, there are varieties of chili seeds that are not that original when they leave a particular environment.

Summary is about some of the introduction of chili seeds and content, there is this troubled grower friends can learn more about it.