Claim · model-written summary
15°C hydration was most effective for Tall Utah 52–70 when seeds were surface-dried.
- Taxon
- celery
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Apium graveolens Dulce Groupe0 - Material
- Tall Utah 52–70e0
- Treatment
- pre‐sowing treatment temperature of 15°Ce0
- Outcome
- most effectivee0
- Direction
- most effectivee0
- Qualifier
- when the seeds were only surface‐dried before sowinge0
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Verbatim
e0“a pre‐sowing treatment temperature of 15°C was identified as the most effective for the two celery cultivars—‘Tall Utah 52–70’ and ‘Green Giant Hybrid’—when the seeds were only surface‐dried before sowing.”
Title
P. Coolbear; P. E. Toledo; U. Seetagoses New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 1992. doi:10.1080/01140671.1991.10418099
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Association Germination onset follows a thermal-time relationship at 5–20°C.
- Intervention effect 15°C hydration was most effective for Green Giant Hybrid when seeds were surface-dried.
- Intervention effect Air-drying treated seeds at 20°C severely delayed germination.
- Intervention effect Air-drying treated seeds at 20°C decreased germination uniformity.
- Intervention effect Higher hydration temperatures reduced drying damage but gave little or no germination advantage.
- Mechanism Thermodormancy limited germination benefit at higher temperatures, especially 25°C.
- Intervention effect Slowing drying through controlled humidity avoided drying-back damage.
- Intervention effect Slower drying sometimes enhanced germination further.