METHOD FOR PRESOWING TREATMENT OF LEGUMINOUS SEEDS, ALFALFA, IN PARTICULAR Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: it is used the brine of sulfate-type bischofite natural mineral of the following formula MgCl₂•6H₂O. Seeds are withdrawn out of a dormant state by cooling them up to -3 - -8 C. An impact upon seeds is carried out with the heated bischofite brine of MgCl₂•6H₂O formula for 20-70 sec. The brine is heated up to 80-120 C. The treatment of leguminous seeds, alfalfa, in particular, is performed under the pressure of 0.02- 0.05 MPa to eliminate a solid-stony property of a covering. After the treatment seeds' surface in microfractures is filled with macro- and microelements out of bischofite brine and covered with a thin paraffin film. EFFECT: higher efficiency in obtaining resistant and even sprouts. 8 tbl