Use of thin films obtained by plasma polymerization for grain protection and germination enhancement

In this work, preliminary results of the use of hydrophobic thin films obtained by plasma deposition to protect grains and seeds are presented: grains coated by the films did not present biological degradation when stored in a saturated water vapor environment, but had their germination accelerated...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo A. M. Carvalho, Alexsander T. Carvalho, Maria Lúcia P. da Silva, Nicole R. Demarquette, Odílio B. G. Assis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2005-12-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422005000600014