PASPALUM SEED
Soaking before sowing
Trials made by £he Plant Research Station, Palmeraton North, with various lines of paspalum" seed, indicate that while does not result in any significant increase in the total percentage of germination, it certainly does materially increase . germination speed. It has been found, however, that temperatures over 60 deg. centigrade (140 deg. Fahrenheit) depress germination, and that temperatotes over 70 deg. centigrade (160 deg. Fahrenheit) are totally fatal. An immersion for five minutes at 60 deg. centigrade gives good' results, but an 18 to 24 hours', soak at approximate room temperature is equally successful, and attendant with no risk of damage as is the case with soaking at" high temperatures for prolonged periods.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21278, 3 September 1932, Page 17
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117PASPALUM SEED New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21278, 3 September 1932, Page 17
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