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Effects of Acid Scarification, Priming with PEG, NaCI or Sea Water as Osmoticum and Dehydration on Spinach Seed Germination at 30°C

Masuda, Masaharu; Hata, Naoki; Ombwara, Francis Kweya; Agong', Stephen G. (Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, 2005)

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) seeds were scarified with an 18 N H2S04 solution, then primed for one week at 10De in PEG- 6000, NaCl or natural sea water. Germination tests were carried out at 30De, which is normally ...