Seed Treatment Effects on Emergence of Luffa aegyptiaca
Luffa aegyptiaca (Luffa sponge gourd) is increasingly seen as both a source of vegetative nutrition and as a source of the “luffa” used as to exfoliate during bathing. As such, the commercial growing of Luffa aegyptiaca is increasingly being investigated using more intensive farming methods. Two factors traditionally used to promote / speed germination and emergence of vegetable seeds is investigated. It is concluded that temperature pre-treatment of the seeds (-12°C,24 hours) yields a p=0.004 significance in promoting emergence, whilst pre soaking (water, 18°C, 24hrs) yields p=0.821
Stimulation of Pepper Seed Germination by Sodium Hypochlorite Treatment1

Seed of pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv. Early Calwonder) receiving a sodium hypochlorite treatment germinated faster and showed more rapid early growth than seed treated with water alone or with sodium hypochlorite followed by an acid rinse.
Preconditioning of Seeds to Improve Performance
The extent to which a seed will perform is governed by its genetic makeup and the biochemical and physiological characteristics of the component parts, all of which are subject to control by environmental factors. High germinability in a seed lot is not always a measure of good seed quality or high vigor. It is not uncommon to find a seed lot with high germinability in the laboratory perform poorly in the field. Various laboratory tests, including stress tests simulating field conditions, are available and others are being designed to predict accurately the performance of a seed lot in the field. Progress, however, is extremely slow in this direction.