High germination percentages and development of germinated plants are criteria to assess the quality of seed batches. The seed quality can be evaluated by seed germination tests. In the Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed it is defined that cauliflower seeds being sold must exhibit at least 70 % and broccoli seeds 75 % germination percentages. To test the seed germination percentage of your seed lots, a simple soil-based method can be performed as an alternative to the paper-based method