Germination and vigour of primed asparagus seeds Germinação e vigor de sementes de aspargo osmoticamente condicionadas

Germination and vigour of primed asparagus seeds Germinação e vigor de sementes de aspargo osmoticamente condicionadas

The osmotic conditioning or priming is considered a promising technique to speed up germination and to improve seed performance. Four seed lots of asparagus, Mary Washington cultivar, were primed at 25°C for seven or 14 days using PEG 6000 at -1.0 or -1.2 MPa, or sea water at -3.3 MPa; or fo...

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Main Authors: Mário Lúcio de Carvalho Bittencourt, Denise Cunha Fernandes dos Santos Dias, Luiz Antônio dos Santos Dias, Eduardo Fontes Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2005-08-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
Subjects:
Asparagus officinalis
condicionamento osmótico
qualidade fisiológica
osmotic conditioning
physiological quality
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