MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN DELAYED GERMINATION OF QUERCUS-NIGRA L SEEDS
MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN DELAYED GERMINATION OF QUERCUS-NIGRA L SEEDS
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DOI:
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a086555
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
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影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
PETERSON, JK
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作者:
PETERSON, JK
Neither the pericarp nor the seed coat impose significant barriers to passage of water in Q. nigra seeds. The pericarp eventually becomes limiting to continued swelling due to its mechanical strength. During stratification trapped gases escape and continued swelling of the cotyledons causes expansion of the pericarp. Vigorous acorns need around 105 days of combined stratification and germination time to reach maximum germination. This additivity phenomenon is true for stratification times between 4 and 10 wk. Delayed germination is caused by at least 3 factors: mechanical strength of the pericarp, which was constant during the observation period of 13 wk; chemical inhibition by the pericarp, which was alleviated by stratification for .apprx. 4 wk; slowly increasing capacity to imbibe water required for pericarp rupture. This component was apparently not dependent on temperature within the range of 5.degree.-30.degree. C, and operated during the entire stratification and germination period.