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The short wet method of seed disinfection
Author(s) -
Muskett A. E.
Publication year - 1944
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1944.tb06730.x
Subject(s) - disinfectant , biology , mercury (programming language) , pulp and paper industry , process engineering , agricultural engineering , engineering , computer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , programming language
An account is given of the use of the short wet method of seed disinfection for the prevention of Helminthosporium disease of oats. Equally good results were obtained by its use as those given by the dusting method. A soluble organo‐mercury preparation (Ceresan, U. 564) was employed as the disinfectant. Suitable machinery is necessary for carrying out the short wet method of treatment, and two of the machines manufactured for this purpose are described. They are the ‘Primus’, a hand‐operated machine for dealing with small quantities (3/4 cwt. lots) of seed, and the ‘Kontramix’, a power‐driven machine designed for carrying out continuous seed treatment at rates varying from 5 to 16 cwt./hr.