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Pre-soaking strawberry seed (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) in osmotic solutions accelerated and partially synchronized their germination. Pre-soaking advanced 50% germination from about 4 weeks to 4 or 5 days. Two to three weeks pre-soaking in a mineral solution of -106Pa nominal osmotic potential at about 20 C was satisfactory. The resulting synchronization of germination could allow seedlings to be selected for rate of growth by directly comparing seedling in bulk sowings.
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Guttridge, C.G., Bright, S. Accelerating and synchronizing germination of strawberry seeds by osmotic pre-treatments. Euphytica 27, 843–848 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00023723
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