Open AccessDiversity in the seeds of Trigonella occulta Defile
Author(s) -
Ramesh C. Bhatia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1983.004
Subject(s) - germination , trigonella , imbibition , biology , botany , sexual dimorphism , diversity (politics) , zoology , sociology , anthropology
Dimorphism in the seeds of Trigonella occulta Delile of 4 studied seed provenances has been observed. The seeds of various origin show also diversity in their germination and imbibition behaviour, however low temperature of nearly 10°C is essential for germination in all cases. There is the correlation between morphological and physiological characteristics of some seed lots