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DETERIORATION of seed during storage is a problem for plant breeders, seedsmen and farmers. Various methods have been proposed for testing the viability of crop seeds; these include testing enzyme activities1, the tetrazolium method2 and the X-ray contrast method3. These are comparatively expensive, time consuming and elaborate techniques.
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TAKAYANAGI, K., MURAKAMI, K. Rapid Germinability Test with Exudates from Seed. Nature 218, 493–494 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218493b0
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