METHOD FOR ACTIVATING GERMINATION OF RADISH SEEDS Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A01C1/00 A01G22/25 B82Y99/00 

FIELD: agriculture; plant growing.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of agriculture, in particular to plant growing, it can be used for pre-sowing treatment of radish seeds as an activator of seed germination, increasing the energy of germination, germination, growth and productivity of sprouts for breeding and seed production and obtaining sprouts for a healthy diet. The method involves the activation of germination of radish seeds of the “Yubileyny” variety using a silicon-containing preparation. Radish seeds are soaked for 120 minutes before sowing in water sol of hydrothermal nano-silica with polydispersity of its constituent nanoparticles with a predominance of 10-20 nm in size and its concentrations in working solutions in the range of 0.0005% - 0.05%. Germination of seeds is carried out at room temperature of 22ºC with the maintenance of their moisture with water.

EFFECT: method provides an expansion of the possibilities of using water sols of natural nano-silica of hydrothermal origin and certain concentrations of it with an increase in germination energy, germination of radish seeds, growth activation, productivity with the implementation of technologies for obtaining sprouted seeds for obtaining micro-green or as a pre-sowing seed treatment for open and protected soil, as well as for selection in obtaining new highly productive varieties responsive to nanoscale silica.

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