Open AccessChihuahuan desert ornamental cactaceae seed anatomy
Author(s) -
Martín Quintana-Camargo,
Eulalia Edith Villavicencio-Gutiérrez,
Francisco Fabián CALVILLO-AGUILAR,
Alejandro GOMEZ-VELOZ
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista de ciencias naturales y agropecuarias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2410-356X
DOI - 10.35429/jnas.2021.23.8.22.26
Subject(s) - germplasm , biology , ornamental plant , genetic resources , desert (philosophy) , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , philosophy , epistemology
The seed anatomy of eight species of ornamental cacti from the Chihuahuan desert was described, germplasm in the process of long-term conservation in the Germplasm Bank of the National Center for Genetic Resources of INIFAP; different qualitative, quantitative and pseudo-qualitative aspects were tested for the characterization of the seed, likewise it was supported with an X-ray equipment. The shape of the seed was varied as well as the size, probably associated with the ecological conditions in which species are distributed; X-rays provide important information on the development and condition of the embryo, however, it is not indicative of the viability of the seed.