Effect of the seed coat on dormancy and germination in Stylosanthes humilis H. B. K. Seeds

Abstract: Seed of Townsville stylo (Stylosanthes humilis H.B.K.) is known to exhibit a hard seed coat and when freshly harvested also show a physiological dormancy, however, the nature of the co-actions between seed coat and embryo growth that determine dormancy is poorly understood. In this study,...

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Main Authors: Izabel de Souza Chaves, Nilo Cesar Queiroga Silva, Dimas Mendes Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes
Series:Journal of Seed Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-15372017000200114&lng=en&tlng=en