Seed Hydration Using the Drum Priming System
Seed Hydration Using the Drum Priming System
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使用滚筒启动系统进行种子水合作用
DOI:
10.21273/hortsci.32.7.1220
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发表时间:
1997
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影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
M. Bennett
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作者:
J. E. Warren;M. Bennett
Drum priming enhances seed performance without the waste and additional materials associated with conventional osmotic or matric priming techniques. Sweet corn (Zea mays L.) se ('White D' Lite') and sh2 ('WSS-4948') endosperm seeds were hydrated using drum priming at 25 °C for 6 hours. During each cycle, 125-g seed samples were exposed to 1.6, 3.2, 4.8, or 6.0 mL of distilled water and then rotated in a drum for 1 hour to ensure uniform uptake. At the end of this period, samples of 100 seeds (each) were removed and moisture content was determined. Drum priming hydrated all seedlots gradually, with increasing time required at reduced water levels for individual seedlots to achieve the desired moisture content (25% to 30%). Drum priming may provide a better alternative to conventional systems of priming.