178 of infrared radiation at each level of the factors The boxes were opened for a first count on the that affect the two values of seed vigour and fifth day after germination to record the seed germination. [...] It was found that the storage period had a highly significant effect on the seed quality The effect of the conditions used to stimulate the at the confidence level of 0.01. [...] Therefore, a further study was carried out on the From the results of the correlation between effect of seed quality stimulation using infrared the factors and responses, it was found that the rays at each factor level and for each storage seed vigour and germination values are highly period. [...] the average reference values of seed vigour and At various wavelengths and numbers of germination, the values at the storage period of stimulation cycles, it can be explained that with 5 weeks with an infrared wavelength of 3.75 µm the decrease of the infrared wavelength and and two cycles of infrared radiation were higher increase of the number of stimulation cycles, the by 6.7% and 5.3%, respect. [...] The wavelength of infrared radiation and the duty-cycle with which the paddy was The authors are grateful to the Faculty of stimulated had a significant correlation Engineering, Mahasarakham University and at P≤0.05.
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