RUMED Germinator S 360 Rodewald Method in Incubators, Drying Cabinets

RUMED Germinator S 360 Rodewald Method
Ideally applicable for systematic ISTA compliant seed tests

From sample division over purity examination up to determination of germination - RUMED Germinators are the professional alternative to cooled incubators, wherever high reproducibility of the results is required.

The Rodewald Method (Models S 240 and S 360)

Rodewald germinators are mainly consisting of a tub being filled with silica sand, which is hanging in a temperature-conditioned water basin for temperature conditioning and moistening.

The Rodewald method is particularly suitable for vegetable or forest seed due to the adjustable low humidity and the inferior tendency to fungal growth. The seed is deposited on filter papers on the sand. A water channel being integrated in the sand insertion tub with adjustable level regulation gives moisture to the seed via wicks in the sand and the capillary effect of the sterilized crystal silica sand.

An acrylic glass cover avoids drying-out of the sand. The glass cover can be steplesly opened for ventilation. A surrounding groove avoids dripping of the condensate water into the sand.