ABSTRACT
Effect on wheat germination of the addition of activated carbon and/or hydrogen peroxide to a soil

Elías Letelier A.1 y Rafael Novoa S.-A.1
 

This effect was studied in a clay soil, from a marine terrace of the central coastal zone of Chile (V and VI Region). Pots were maintained under two hydric conditions: field capacity and saturation. Under saturation, the best germination was obtained in a soil mixed with activated carbon (1 g A.C./ 0.5 It soil) and irrigated with hydrogen peroxide. Carbon alone improved also germination in a soil under normal hydric conditions and in a soil subjected to compression and dispersion.

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1 Estación Experimental La Platina (INIA). Casilla 5427. Santiago. Chile.