Pelleting vegetable seeds: Effect on germination and rate of emergence on some seeds

Bishop, J

Pelleting vegetable seeds: Effect on germination and rate of emergence on some seeds

Author

J. C. Bishop

Author Affiliations

J. C. Bishop is an Associate in Truck Crops, Davis, stationed in Bakersfield and assigned to the upper San Joaquin Valley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 2(8):6-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v002n08p6. August 1948.

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Abstract

Small, round or irregularly shaped seeds can be covered with a coating of inert material and built up into pellets almost spherical in shape and containing a single seed each.

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