Proanthocyanidins in seed coat tegmen and endospermic cap inhibit seed germination in Sapium sebiferum

Proanthocyanidins in seed coat tegmen and endospermic cap inhibit seed germination in Sapium sebiferum

Sapium sebiferum, an ornamental and bio-energetic plant, is propagated by seed. Its seed coat contains germination inhibitors and takes a long time to stratify for germination. In this study, we discovered that the S. sebiferum seed coat (especially the tegmen) and endospermic cap (ESC) contained hi...

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Main Authors: Faheem Afzal Shah, Jun Ni, Jing Chen, Qiaojian Wang, Wenbo Liu, Xue Chen, Caiguo Tang, Songling Fu, Lifang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-04-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Sapium sebiferum
Seed dormancy
Tegmen
Endospermic cap
Proanthocyanidins
ABA
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4690.pdf

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