Increasing Carrot Seeds (Daucus carota L.), cv. Nantes, Viability through Ultrasound Treatment

A. ALADJADJIYAN
Agricultural University, BG-4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Abstract

ALADJADJIYAN, A., 2002. Increasing carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.), cv. Nantes, viability through ultrasound treatment. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 8: 469–472

The effect of ultrasound treatment with a frequency of 22 kHz and a power of 150 W on the germinating energy and germination of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.), cv. Nantes has been studied. The absorption spectrum of the seed extract has been measured and its dependence on the exposure, as well as the dependencies of germinating energy and germination on exposure have been determined.

Key words: Ultrasound irradiation, carrot, viability, germinating energy, germination.
Abbreviations: GE – germinating energy, G – germination, σ – specific electroconductivity, m – fresh weight of shoots, t – exposure, cv. – cultivar, vs. – versus

Increasing Carrot Seeds (Daucus carota L.), cv. Nantes, Viability through Ultrasound Treatment

Abstract

Key words: Ultrasound irradiation, carrot, viability, germinating energy, germination. Abbreviations: GE – germinating energy, G – germination, σ – specific electroconductivity, m – fresh weight of shoots, t – exposure, cv. – cultivar, vs. – versus

Key words: Ultrasound irradiation, carrot, viability, germinating energy, germination.
Abbreviations: GE – germinating energy, G – germination, σ – specific electroconductivity, m – fresh weight of shoots, t – exposure, cv. – cultivar, vs. – versus