To determine whether the grains are suitable for growing, they will be illuminated with X-rays. The new diagnostic method will allow you to instantly detect non-viable seeds without damaging them, the developers said.
Scholars of Russia have expressed confidence that the new method will interest domestic farmers and will serve the development of agriculture. But the Russian Grain Union was skeptical of this diagnostic method due to the high cost of X-ray machines.
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Diagnostics is performed using a mobile X-ray diagnostic unit (PRDU-02) with digital visualization. The viability of the grain may be impaired due to insect damage or mechanical injury. Seeds may have latent germination, as well as enzymomycous depletion. Modern Russian farmers can assess the viability of grain using three methods: organoleptic, chemical, and accelerated germination. All of them either lead to the destruction of the studied material, or rather extended in time. A new method using X-rays conducts a rapid determination of the viability of seeds without their destruction.
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