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NEWHOOK1, using the technique of Baylis2, reported that a hot-water steep of 10 min. at 52.8° C. controlled seed-borne pasmo (Sphaerella linorum Wollenw.) in seed-lines of linen-flax (Linum usitatissimum L.). Watson et al. 3 have recently reported the use of carbon tetrachloride as a suitable material in place of water for heat treatment of peas and beans. It has been shown by them that germination of peas and beans was not affected by a 60-min. steep at 75° C. Heat transfer into the seeds was demonstrated, but very little carbon tetrachloride was absorbed.
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Newhook, F. J., N. Z. J. Sci. Tech., 24, 102A (1942).
Baylis, G. T. S., N. Z. J. Sci. Tech., 23, 1A (1941).
Watson, R. D., Coltrin, L., and Robinson, R., Plant Dis. Reporter, 35, 542 (1951).
Loughnane, J. B., McKay, R., and Lafferty, H. A., Sci. Proc. Roy. Dublin Soc., 24, 89 (1946).
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CRUICKSHANK, I. Thermo-chemical Seed Treatment. Nature 173, 217–218 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173217a0
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