How surface sterilization of seeds with sodium hypochlorite is done?

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Seed sterilization for nanoparticle toxicity research

You can see the following links for NaOCl sterilization of seeds.

http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/plantphysiol/53/5/768.full.pdf

http://priede.bf.lu.lv/grozs/AuguFiziologijas/Augu_audu_kulturas_MAG/literatura/Surface-sterilizing%20plant%20material_MichiganStateUni.pdf

http://aem.asm.org/content/67/7/3046.full

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