EFFECT OF LOW-PRESSURE PLASMA TREATMENT ON THE SEED SURFACE STRUCTURE OF Desmanthus virgatus L. WILLD.
ABSTRACT Low-pressure argon plasma at a controlled temperature of 40 °C was used to overcome seed dormancy in Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd. Treatment times were 1, 3, and 5 minutes. Infrared analysis confirmed the presence of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates without the formation of new functio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade de Investigações Florestais
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Árvore |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-67622022000100205&tlng=en |