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During two consecutive years 2009-2010, germination ability of stratified seeds of eight Prunus persica L. seed-genotypes selected in the previous years in the Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture in Skierniewice (now Research Institute of Horticulture), Poland, was evaluated. Genotypes: ‘BnDnl’, ‘BnDn3’, ‘BnDn4\ ‘BnDn7\ ‘SR II D\ ‘PWM 70’, PWM IX-45’, ‘PWM T were compared with the varieties Mandżurska and Siberian C used as the control. In addition, in 2010 the ‘PWM ľ genotype was also included in the experiment. The best germination ranged from 58.9% to 72.5% and was found in the new genotypes: ‘BnDn7’, ‘BnDn3\ ‘PWM 2’ and ‘SR II D’. Seeds germination of the standard varieties Siberian C and Mandżurska was much lower, only 32.5% and 35.8%, respectively.