Essays about: "commercial seed sanitation"

Found 1 essay containing the words commercial seed sanitation.

  1. 1. Interdependence between seed age and aerated steam treatment intensities

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Maria Schück; [2012]
    Keywords : seed ageing; accelerated ageing; seed viability equation; aerated steam treatment; storability; commercial seed sanitation; shelf-life; Triticum aestivum L.; seed vigour;

    Abstract : Aerated steam treatment is a modern and environmental friendly method for seed borne fungus sanitation, mainly used on cereals. The method involves exposure to heat and high humidity, factors which are known to induce a fast ageing of seeds, thus resulting in reduced storability. READ MORE