Jarovization technique:

At the Sixth International Congress of Genetics, Professor Vavilov reported Lyssenko's discovery by which the growing period of plants can be appreciably shortened (jarovization). If the claims of the workers investigating this problem are justified, this discovery is of great importance to plant geneticists and to plant breeders.

Following is the description of the method worked out for maize and described in the Bulletin of Jarovization, 283:105-108, 1932.

1. Add water to increase the water content of the seed to 30 per cent of weight.
2. Keep the seed in darkness for 10 to 15 days at a temperature of 20 to 30 centigrade and allow it to germinate. By regulating moisture the germination process should be controlled so that the germ does not develop excessively.