Plant husbandry – Water culture – apparatus or method – Cultivating chamber
Patent
1997-07-02
1999-09-14
Carone, Michael J.
Plant husbandry
Water culture, apparatus or method
Cultivating chamber
47DIG9, 47DIG12, A01G 3100
Patent
active
059503629
ABSTRACT:
A method of enhancing the germination of seed by immersing the seed in an aqueous solution including dissolved inert gas and sonicating the seed at a frequency preferably of between about 15 kHz and about 30 kHz and an energy density of between about 1 watt/cm.sup.2 and about 10 watts/cm.sup.2 for a period of between 1 minute and about 15 minutes. The sonicated seed exhibits enhanced germination by a reduction in the time required for germination, an increase in the percentage of total seeds that germinate, and an increase in the percentage of seeds that germinate at reduced temperatures. Plants grown from the treated seeds exhibit improved characteristics.
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Daniels Karla J.
Gibson Donovan P.
Shors John D.
Soll David R.
Abbott Yvonne R.
Brown Davis
Carone Michael J.
Herink Kent A.
Rosenberg Daniel A.
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