Читать книгу Osmosis: The Molecular Theory - Larry Howlett - Страница 13

From the seed model, (figure 4), we select temperature and seed moisture content as dependent variables. With these two variables, we propose the storage condition map shown in figure 6. Viability of stored seeds is improved by controlling moisture content and temperature as shown on the graph. Introducing an independent thermodynamic model for a seed reduces the complexity in defining ideal seed storage conditions by removing the reference to the storage atmosphere relative humidity.

Acknowledgements: The author thanks DEKALB Genetics / Monsanto for the opportunity to work on seed storage systems, Christine Walters for her willingness to supply papers as needed and his family and friends for their support.