Ketring , D.L. and Morgan , P.W. (1969) Ethylene as a Component of the Emanations From Germinating Peanut Seeds and Its Effect on Dormant Virginia-type Seeds. Plant Physiology, 44 (3). pp. 326-330.
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The embryonic axes of Spanish-type peanut seeds that do not exhibit dormancy to any extent were found to produce ethylene during germination. Virginia-type peanut seeds of the extremely dormant variety NC-13 produced low levels of ethylene when imbibed but not germinating. Treatments that released dormancy of NC-13 peanut seeds resulted in increased ethylene production by the embryonic axis. The estimated internal concentration of ethylene in Virginia-type peanut seeds was 0.4 ppm at 24 hr of germination. Fumigation with an external concentration of 3.0 to 3.5 ppm for 6 hr was sufficient to break dormancy of Virginia-type peanut seeds. These results suggest that ethylene is associated with the germination processes of non-dormant seeds and participates in the breaking of seed dormancy of dormant peanut varieties.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | SNNigam Collection |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ethylene, Emanations, Germination, Peanut, Seeds |
| Author Affiliation: | Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture and Department of Plant Sciences, Texas A&M University, Texas |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Groundnut |
| Depositing User: | Mr Arbind Seth |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2013 14:18 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Apr 2013 14:18 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.44.3.326 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/10359 |
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