Longevity of Onion Seed in Relation to Storage Conditions (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Four stocks (different varieties) of onion Seed grown in 1929 were dried at 30° to-35° C. To a uniform moisture content of 6 percent. Seeds were placed in test tubes and stored at room temperature and at constant temperatures of 40° and 20° F. Sealed and not sealed. In addition to the seeds of 6-percent moisture, lots were adjusted to 8 percent and 10 percent of moisture before pla cing. In storage.

The moisture content of the seed when received In December 1929 was approximately 7. 5 percent, and the mean germination of the four stocks was 85. 8 percent, as determined by the laboratory method. The seeds of the several varieties and treatments were placed in storage in December 1929.

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