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Figure 7.2. Examples of applications in tetrazolium testing. A: Staining patterns revealing a healthy, viable
corn seed (top) and a non-viable seed with unstained plumule and radicle tissue (bottom); B: Uniformly
stained vigorous cotton seed (top) and one exhibiting staining patterns characteristic of mechanical damage
(bottom); C: Healthy uniformly stained bean seed (top) and one showing staining patterns caused by stink
bug damage (bottom). Photographs courtesy of J. B. Franca-Neto, Embrapa Soybean, Londrina, Parana (not
to scale).
