Effect of osmotic priming, rinsing and storage on the germination and emergence of carrot seed

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SUMMARY: Carrot seed, osmotically primed in polyethylene glycol solution (273 g/kg water) for 10 days at 15°C, was given 0–5 rinsing cycles, where each cycle comprised agitating the seed in 10 times its own bulk volume of distilled water for 20 to 30 s.Priming decreased the germination and emergence times whether the seeds were rinsed or not, and these effects were maintained even after storage for 450 days. The number of rinsing cycles had no effects, except that seed given five rinsing cycles deteriorated after 270 days storage.