Open AccessEffects of soaking period on the growth and carbohydrate content of young corn seedlings
Author(s) -
M. A. Hatata,
Michel Farah
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1982.021
Subject(s) - distilled water , carbohydrate , nutrient , elongation , agronomy , sugar , chemistry , dry weight , water content , period (music) , horticulture , food science , biology , materials science , organic chemistry , chromatography , metallurgy , ultimate tensile strength , physics , geotechnical engineering , acoustics , engineering
The effects of 12-, 24- and 36-hour soaking periods on the growth and carbohydrate content of corn seedlings grown either in distilled water or in nutrient solution have been studied. The soaking period of the seeds was found to affect the regularity of the growth rate, the extent of root elongation, fresh and oven-dry weight and carbohydrate content of different parts of corn seedlings. A period of 24 hours soaking was most suitable to obtain regular growth of corn seedlings whether in distilled water or in nutrient solution