Effect of tegumemt integrity on the light sensitivity in seeds of Cucumis anguria L.

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1996-12-01
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Chacur, Mônica Mungai [UNESP]
Takaki, Massanori [UNESP]
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Cucumis anguria present dark germinating seeds at 25°C. Seeds without the tegument are photosensitive germinating better in darkness than under continuous white light. However, pre-incubation at 40°C for 48 hours allows the seeds to germinate under continuous white light and the incubation of naked seeds at -0.6MPa restored the light inhibition of seed germination: Our results suggest that the tegument interact with the phytochrome in the control of seed germination in part of the population of seed of C. anguria.
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Cucumis anguria, Light, Phytochrome, Seed coat, Seed germination
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Arquivos de Biologia e Technologia, v. 39, n. 4, p. 1037-1042, 1996.