The effect of seed moisture content and hot water treatment on carrot seed viability and Alternaria radicina control

Merfield, Charles; Hampton, John G.; Hill, Murray J.; Wratten, Stephen D.
Abstract
Hot water treatment of seeds to control seedborne pathogens is an important tool for organic seed production. Reducing seed moisture content may have the potential to increase carrot (Daucus carota L. var. sativus D.C.) seed tolerance to treatment. Two hot water seed treatment experiments were conducted.
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seed moisture content; carrot; Daucus carota; seed; ternaria radicina; germination; hot water treatment
Date
2005
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Conference Contribution - unpublished (Conference Poster)
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Merfield, C. N., Hampton, J., Hill, M. & Wratten, S. (2005). The effect of seed moisture content and the duration and temperature of hot water treatment on carrot seed viability and the control of Alternaria Radicina. Poster presented at Researching Sustainable Systems: First Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), 21-23 September 2005. Adelaide, Australia.