Ratio of seeds and sodium hypochlorite solution on the germination process of papaya seeds

Abstract: Sarcotesta, a mucilaginous layer found in papaya seeds, negatively affects the germination of papaya seeds and its removal has been manually performed. The use of sodium hypochlorite can be an alternative to manual removal of sarcotesta in papaya seeds. The objective of this study was to e...

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Main Authors: Valquíria Aparecida Mendes de Jesus, Eduardo Fontes Araújo, Antônio Augusto Neves, Fábio Lúcio Santos, Luiz Antônio dos Santos Dias, Roberto Ferreira da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Seed Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-15372016000100057&lng=en&tlng=en