Editing Infuser (section)

====Quick water imbibition====
Water [[imbibition]] takes half the time for material that floats with half its area above the water surface when they are submerged with an infuser.{{huh|date=March 2025}}

Seeds are often pre-treated before sowing in order to verify that they will sprout. [[Imbibition]] of water through the membrane of the seed shell is the first step in the [[germination]] process in most seeds. Seeds can be submerged with an infuser, including [[Scarification (botany)#Hot water|hot water scarification]] treatment for tolerant species. Seeds can be weighed with a milligram [[Weighing scale|scale]] before and after they have been submerged to find out when they don't need to be exposed to more water imbibition. Floating seeds can be inspected when they have to sink inside mesh infusers submerged in transparent containers by shaking them. Seeds who don't absorb water will not germinate and must be modified with further [[Scarification_(botany)|scarification]].{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Also, hot water treatment at 90&nbsp;°C for 90 seconds followed by dip in cold water for 30 seconds can be an effective seed decontamination method against [[escherichia coli]] O157:H7 and [[salmonella]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bari |first1=ML |last2=Inatsu |first2=Y |last3=Isobe |first3=S |last4=Kawamoto |first4=S |title=Hot water treatments to inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in mung bean seeds. |journal=Journal of Food Protection |date=April 2008 |volume=71 |issue=4 |pages=830–4 |doi=10.4315/0362-028x-71.4.830 |pmid=18468042|doi-access=free }}</ref>