2007-03-27 17:09:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Hydrogen peroxide has been shown to increase seed germination, break seed dormancy, and increase seedling size of several different seed types. Hydrogen peroxide can have a detrimental effect is not removed soon after germination has occurred.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/h626704419728790/
http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/History/2004/Projects/J1602.pdf
http://abstracts.aspb.org/pb2004/public/P63/7038.html
http://pcp.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/3/286
2007-03-31 16:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by john h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even extremely small amounts of peroxide in a seed germination medium would inhibit countless enzymes required for the proper proteomic machinery function.
2007-03-28 00:32:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is a powerful oxidizer for such a small seed. So the effect could be fatal??? It depends upon what the concentration the hydrogen peroxide is. 30% or 3%????
2007-03-28 00:16:25 · answer #3 · answered by Brick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
stimulation
2007-03-28 00:32:44 · answer #4 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋