Abstract
The aim of the research was to evaluate the influence of the hybrid and the medium for germination testing on indicators of pepper seed quality. The obtained results should provide an answer as to whether the application of different growing media for testing seed germination can lead to discrepancies between test results in quality indicators for hybrid seeds. Seed quality testing of three different pepper hybrids: KG 2025 F1, KG 2129 F1 and KG 2032 F1 on two different media (filter paper (TP) and substrate (S)). Statistical analysis of germination energy, total germination, diseased seedlings and dead seeds showed highly significant differences (r<0.01) under the influence of the hybrid factor (G). The growing media factor (M) had a significant effect at the level (r<0.01) on all examined quality indicators, except for total germination. A very significantly lower number of abnormal and diseased seedlings was found on the substrate (TP) compared to the substrate (S). A highly negative significant correlation (r = -0.90951, p≤0.001) was recorded only between total germination and diseased seedlings. The obtained results indicate that the application of different media for testing the germination of hybrid pepper seeds can lead to inconsistencies in the obtained values for all evaluated quality indicators.