Abstract Thermal treatments are widely used to control bacterial fruit blotch on watermelon seeds contaminated by pathogens. It is necessary for developing effective heat treatments for seed pasteurization, which will not adversely affect their germination properties. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of moisture content, temperature and heating rate on the germination rate of watermelon seeds by using a special heating block system. The results showed that the heating rate during the come-up time had no significant effect (P > 0.05) on the germination rate of watermelon seeds, however, the holding time had a significant effect (P

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含水量、温度和升温速率对西瓜种子发芽率的影响

摘要 热处理被广泛用于防治被病原体污染的西瓜种子上的细菌性果斑病。有必要为种子巴氏杀菌开发有效的热处理，这不会对其发芽特性产生不利影响。本研究的目的是通过使用特殊的加热块系统来确定水分含量、温度和加热速率对西瓜种子发芽率的影响。结果表明，出苗期升温速率对西瓜种子的发芽率无显着影响（P > 0.05），而保温时间有显着影响（P > 0.05）