TECHNIQUES AND PROSPECTS FOR ‘FLUID DRILLING’ OF VEGETABLE CROPS

The various techniques developed for the ‘fluid drilling’ of pre-germinated or imbibed seeds in a protective carrier gel are described.
They include (1) two alternative methods of germinating large quantities of different types of seed by continuous immersion in aerated water or by an intermittent soaking and centrifugal spinning technique, (2) the storage of pre-germinated seed in water at 0°C for periods up to 7 days, and (3) the drilling of the pre-germinated seeds in a gel with tractor-mounted extrusion drills, hand-push drills and for very small scale work, with an icing syringe or plastic bag.

Symposium on the Timing of Field vegetable Production

P.J. Salter

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1978.72.10