Electromagnetic Treatment of Loblolly Pine Seeds

James Barnett; Stanley L. Krugman

doi:10.2737/SO-RN-356

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Electromagnetic Treatment of Loblolly Pine Seeds

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James Barnett, Stanley L. Krugman

Year:

1989

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SO-RN-356

Source:

Res. Note SO-356. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.

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Abstract

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seeds were exposed to an electromagnetic radiation treatment (Energy Transfer Process, marketed by the Energy Transfer Corporation), and the effects of the treatments on seed germination, seedling development, disease resistance, and field performance of seedlings were evaluated. None of the evaluated variables showed any improvement over untreated controls.

Keywords

Energy Transfer Process, germination speed, germination value, Gray Process, Pinus taeda, seed dormancy, seedling survival and growth

Citation

Barnett, James P.; Krugman, Stanley L. 1989. Electromagnetic Treatment of Loblolly Pine Seeds. Res. Note SO-356. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.