). However,
previous findings reported by our group (Peñas et al., 2008)
showed that pressures up 250 MPa at temperatures in the range
10–40 C had no adverse influence in the percentage of germination
of mung bean seeds soaked in water without antimicrobial
agent, while higher pressures significantly decreased the seed germination.
The differences observed in percentage of germination of
pressurised seeds depended on their previous soaking in water or
antimicrobial solutions, suggest the highest sensitivity of seeds to
pressure when they were treated by either antimicrobial agent.
Numerous studies related to the effects of pressure and antimicrobial
agents separately on germination rate of seeds has been published,
but until now there are no literature data on the combined
effects of both treatments. Thus,