The effect of temperature on the germination of cacao seeds
Cacao seeds were soaked in a water bath at temperatures from 0 grade to 60 grade centigrade and for 2 to 128 minutes. The seeds were planted in sawdust and those which had expanded cotyledons 3 weeks later were counted. Between 14 grade and 44 grade centigrade, no effects were noted. Decreased growth occurred at higher or lower temperatures, and damage was greater the longer the exposure. Cacao seeds are unusually sensitive to above freezing temperatures.
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| Format: | biblioteca |
| Language: | spa |
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San José (Costa Rica)
1963
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| Subjects: | THEOBROMA CACAO, SEMILLA, GERMINACION, TEMPERATURA, ENRAIZAMIENTO, ASERRIN, |
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