Studies have shown that this vigour

Studies have shown that this vigour test functions well in forecasting field emergence and stand establishment in a
wide range of crop species. In general, when seeds are planted under stressful field conditions, provides higher correlations with field emergence than does standard germination (Pandey et al., 1990). Subsequent studies have verified that accuracy of this test in predicting the life span of a number of different species under a range of storage conditions.