METHOD OF DECONTAMINATION OF VEGETABLE CULTURE SEEDS FROM PATHOGENIC INFECTION

摘要

FIELD: agriculture.;SUBSTANCE: seeds of vegetable culture are poured into paper or gas-permeable polyethylene packets and kept at temperature 55°C and humidity 57% for 180 minutes. After that packets with seeds are placed into atmosphere of gas mixture, consisting of 10-20% of ethylene oxide and 90-80% of carbon dioxide, where they are kept at pressure 0.8-1.3 bar at temperature 55°C and humidity 57% for 30-45 minutes.;EFFECT: surface of treated seeds is virtually free of microorganisms and their spores.;2 ex