Effect of heavy water on the germination of a number of species of seeds
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Planta
- Vol. 78 (1) , 35-38
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00384855
Abstract
The effect of deuteriation on the germination rate of seeds is studied as a possible screening technique prior to the cultivation of a plant in high concentrations of D2O. There appears to be a simple relationship between size of the seed and germination capacity in high deuterium concentrations. Larger seeds may be more successful in germinating because of greater hydrogen-containg food reserves.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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