Water Uptake and Water Diffusivity of Seeds
- 1 February 1976
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 57 (2) , 153-156
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.57.2.153
Abstract
When pea (Pisum sativum) seeds were wetted, a sharp front separated the wet and dry portions, the seeds swelled, and the water content in the wetted portion continued to increase for a long time. A model was proposed and tested that takes into account these three characteristics and in particular does not postulate a constant diffusivity. The parameters of the model are simply the rate of penetration of the wetting front and a swelling factor.Keywords
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