Dear Maize Netters,
I received the following message requesting information and/or
references about heat treatment that could kill corn seed. Please
help if you can.
At 6:05 PM +1100 12/9/02, Tony.Pryor at csiro.au wrote:
> Some bloke from the AQIS is having to write up a case for importing
>pop corn and whether the popping temperature kills all seed including some
>that doesn't explode. Can you easily lay your hands on a reference as to
>the temperature sensitivity as in lethality, of maize seed. I can find all
>sorts of data on moisture content and popping temperatures, but do you or
>any of the other maize gurus there have sterilization temperatures of maize
>seed at their finger tips. A reference would be helpful.
>>Regards
>Tony Pryor
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