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http://dx.doi.org/10.5423/RPD.2007.13.3.157

Evaluation of Hot Water Treatment for Disinfection of Vegetable Seeds for Organic Farming  

Lee, Ji-Hyun (Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
Shen, Shun-Shan (College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University)
Park, Yong-Ju (Daenong Seed Breeding Research Institute)
Ryu, Kyung-Yul (Organic Farming Technology Division, NIAST, RDA)
Jee, Hyeong-Jin (Organic Farming Technology Division, NIAST, RDA)
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Research in Plant Disease / v.13, no.3, 2007 , pp. 157-163 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hot water treatment that is the most appropriate seed disinfection method for organic vegetable farming was evaluated in this study. Among the leafy vegetable seeds lettuce that was the most sensitive to hot water was suitable to treat at $45^{\circ}C$ for 25 min, while Chinese cabbage and radish seeds were optimally treated at $50^{\circ}C$ for 25 min. The treatments resulted in similar or higher seed germination rate than non-treated seeds and promoted plant growth. In addition, fungi such as Alternaria, Aspergillus, Penicillium, or Mucor grown on the seeds were suppressed over 90% and the bacterial growth on lettuce seeds reduced 98.5% by the treatment. Among the fruit vegetable seeds pumpkin that was vulnerable to hot water was suitable to treat at $50^{\circ}C$ for 15 min, while cucumber and hot pepper seeds revealed optimum treatment at $50^{\circ}C$ for 25 min as chinese cabbage and radish. The treatment also showed similar or higher seed germination rate and growth than non-treated seeds. Furthermore, fungi such as Rhizopus, Aspergillus, Penicillium or Mucor grown on the seeds reduced from 72.0% to 95.4%. The bacterial growth on cucumber and red pepper seeds was suppressed from 65.5% to 86.0% by the treatment. Results indicated that the hot water treatment is practical for disinfection of organic vegetable seeds and the optimum temperature and soaking time varied among the seeds.
Keywords
Chinese cabbage; Cucumber; Hot water treatment; Hot pepper; Lettuce; Organic seeds; Pumpkin; Radish;
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