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Zea Mays by Herbert M. Prouty, 1886
Zea Mays by Herbert M. Prouty, 1886, Page 29
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27 well as many other agricultural seeds, germinates. The lowest temperature for corn being 9 [degree sign] centigrade; highest temperature 46 [degree sign] C.; the temperature of most rapid germination being 34 [degree sign] C. A certain amount of moisture is indispensable to all growth. In germination it is needful that the seed should absorb water so that motion and solution, and in consequence ? chemical action, can take place in the contents of the germ cells. Until the seed is more or less imbued with moisture no signs of sprouting are manifested, and if a half sprouted seed be allowed
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27 well as many other agricultural seeds, germinates. The lowest temperature for corn being 9 [degree sign] centigrade; highest temperature 46 [degree sign] C.; the temperature of most rapid germination being 34 [degree sign] C. A certain amount of moisture is indispensable to all growth. In germination it is needful that the seed should absorb water so that motion and solution, and in consequence ? chemical action, can take place in the contents of the germ cells. Until the seed is more or less imbued with moisture no signs of sprouting are manifested, and if a half sprouted seed be allowed
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