Influence of thin silver layers deposited by physical vacuum deposition on energy and sprouting ability of red clover seeds

The purpose of the work was to determine the effect of modification of textile substrates made of bamboo by applying a thin silver layer in the process of physical vacuum deposition on energy and ability of clover seeds to germination. Red clover seeds were grown under controlled conditions, in Easy Green automatic seed drills without a substrate, on the bamboo fibers and on the textiles made of bamboo covered with a thin silver layer (KCB Ag). The energy and ability of seeds to germination was evaluated during the cultivation. It was shown that red clover seeds had similar germination energy regardless of the used cultivation conditions. It was also observed that the germination ability of the tested seeds grown on bamboo fiber coated with a thin silver layer was the highest and equaled to 98 ± 1%.