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vol. 3, nr. 3 (2004)



 
Effect of microwave radiation on the yield and technological quality of sugar beet roots
Stanisława Wójcik1, Michał Dziamba1, Stanisław Pietruszewski2
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1 Department of Plant Cultivation, University of Agriculture, ul. Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin
2 Department of Physics, University of Agriculture, ul. Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin

vol. 3 (2004), nr. 3, pp. 623-630
abstract: Efforts to increase the yield and quality of cultivated plant materials induces the search for new methods of improving seed quality. Nowadays, pre-sowing stimulation of seeds with physical factors is applied more and more frequently. The methods are legitimate in view of the comprehensive proecological undertakings. The paper presents the results of a study on the effect of microwave radiation on the yield and the technological quality of sugar beet roots.
keywords: sugar beet, pre-sowing stimulation of seeds, microwave radiation, technological quality of roots
original in: Polish