ABSTRACT
KINETIC GERMINATION OF Raphanus sativus L.

Myrna Johnston B.1 y Gladys Fernández H.2
 

The kinetics of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) germination expressed as seed increase in fresh weight shows a three-phase curve characterized as a periodf of rapid water absorption followed by stabilization of the fresh weight and lasting with a rapid weight increase which represents radicle emergence. Temperature affected phases in different ways.

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1Prof. Bíol., M. S., Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento Producción Agrícola, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 1004, Santiago, Chile.
2Ing. Agr., M. S., Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento Producción Agrícola, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 1004, Santiago, Chile