Abstract
Palm diaspores are reported to have various kinds of dormancy. However, (1) the embryo is underdeveloped; (2) the endocarp is water permeable; and (3) the diaspores take a long time to germinate. Thus, we conclude that the diaspores of the majority of palm species have morphophysiological dormancy (MPD). The ones that do not have MPD are morphologically dormant.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2014
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0960258513000342
Repository Citation
Baskin, Jerry M. and Baskin, Carol C., "What Kind of Seed Dormancy Might Palms Have?" (2014). Biology Faculty Publications. 49.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/biology_facpub/49
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Seed Science Research, v. 24, issue 1, p. 17-22.
© Cambridge University Press 2013.
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