
%0 Journal Article
%A Lipp, AEG 
%A Ballard, LAT 
%T The breaking of seed dormancy of some legumes by carbon dioxide
%J Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
%D 1959/08/01
%V 10
%N 4
%P 495-499
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9590495
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AR9590495 
%X Treatment of imbibed seeds with an atmosphere of 2.5 per cent. carbon dioxide is shown to be a powerful means of breaking the dormancy of seeds of a range of small-seeded legumes. On the bases of amount and rate of germination this method is at least as effective as, and usually superior to, holding imbibed seeds at 3-5&#176;C for 3 days. Moreover, the carbon dioxide treatment was effective in most of the cases where cold treatment was ineffective. Some implications of these findings are indicated. 
