Effects of Seed Carriers on Seedling Establishment after Fluid Drilling
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Experimental Agriculture
- Vol. 16 (2) , 153-160
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s001447970001084x
Abstract
SUMMARY Six products possessing suitable physical properties as fluid carriers for pre-germinated seed were assessed for their effects on seedling emergence. Both glasshouse and field experiments measured the carriers' performance on eight crop species at varying extrusion rates and under different environmental conditions. Synthetic clay or polyacrylate increased seedling emergence by 10% compared with the sodium alginate control. Seedling emergence was least affected by moisture stress when synthetic clay was used as the carrier.Keywords
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