The effect of frequency-specific sound signals on the germination of maize seeds
Vicient Sánchez, Carlos M. (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)

Date:	2017
Abstract:	Objective: the effects of sound treatments on the germination of maize seeds were determined. - Results: white noise and bass sounds (300 Hz) had a positive effect on the germination rate. Only 3 h treatment produced an increase of about 8%, and 5 h increased germination in about 10%. Fast-green staining shows that at least part of the effects of sound are due to a physical alteration in the integrity of the pericarp, increasing the porosity of the pericarp and facilitating oxygen availability and water and oxygen uptake. Accordingly, by removing the pericarp from the seeds the positive effect of the sound on the germination disappeared.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad BFU2013-50058-EXP Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SEV-2015-0533 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2014/SGR-1434
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Germination ; Maize ; Seed ; Sound ; Pericarp
Published in:	BMC research notes, Vol. 10 (2017) , art. 323, ISSN 1756-0500

DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2643-4
PMID: 28743310

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