The Effect of Scarification Treatments and Seed Moisture Content on the Hardseededness of ‘Taitung No.1’ Winged Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) Seeds

Seeds of some winged bean varieties have low germination due to the presence of water-impermeable hardseeds. Seeds of ‘Taitung No.1’ winged bean had only 31% germination because the remaining 69% of seeds had a water-impermeable seedcoat. Sandpaper abrasion and sulfuric acid immersion for 15 and 25...

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Main Authors: Chia Ting Han, Yu Sung, Ming-Tung Hsueh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2022-08-01
Series:HortScience
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Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/57/9/article-p1064.xml