PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 1974 · 26 citations · 4 references
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Acetone is able to carry chemicals through the seed coats to reach the embryo. The amount of chemical penetrating into the seeds depends on the seed type, permeation time, and the concentration of solution. The chemicals reaching the embryo are biologically effective.
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Permeation of Dry Seeds with Chemicals: Use of Dichloromethane
Hanna Meyer, Alfred M. Mayer · Science · 1971 · 44 citations
Penetration of Seeds by Acetone Solutes
B.V. Milborrow · Nature · 1963 · 19 citations
Dichloromethane and Lettuce Seed Germination
James D. Anderson · Science · 1973 · 17 citations