Dormancy release, germination, and electrolyte leakage from apple embryos during stratification in the presence of sucrose
Dormancy release, germination, and electrolyte leakage from apple embryos during stratification in the presence of sucrose
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DOI:
10.1023/a:1020209522938
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发表时间:
2002-09-01
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1.4
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Daskalyuk, AP
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Daskalyuk, AP
The dynamics of dormancy release during the stratification of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) seeds was quantitatively described by three characteristics of seeds germination: the percentage of seeds that germinated by the tenth day, mean germination time, and the sum of seeds germinated in each of ten days (Timson's parameter), which allowed the assessment of the viability, the rate of dormancy release, and seed heterogeneity. We showed that apple seeds were characterized by a combined (physical and physiological) type of dormancy, with the seed coat and the embryo envelope being involved in the maintenance of physical dormancy. The addition of sucrose to the stratification medium accelerated the release of seed dormancy and improved all characteristics that determine seed germinability. Electrolyte leakage from embryos hardly changed during stratification, which agrees with the fact that all seeds remained viable throughout the entire period of dormancy. We assume that the release of seed dormancy is not a single-stage process.