
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Imrie, BC 
T1  - Reduction of hardseededness in mungbean by short duration high temperature treatment
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1992
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
SP  - 483
EP  - 486
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9920483 
N2  - Seeds of 2 lines of mungbean (Vigna radiata), soft-seeded cv. Berken and HS23 with 34% hard seeds, were agitated on a hot plate to determine the effects of temperatures up to 200°C on hardseededness, germination and seed variability. The results of this experiment, combined with a pilot trial using a heated rotating cylinder, showed that the temperature of 175°C for 30 s was the optimum treatment to produce seeds suitable for sprouting. This heat treatment reduced hardseededness from 34 to 1%, increased germination from 64 to 96%, and did not increase the percentage of dead seeds. 
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