seed scarification

[Curtis Clark]

At 08:46 AM 10/18/99 -0500, Kevin Franken wrote:
>When studying seed germination, is it the general rule that one end of the
>seed, if its end is cut off/nicked/scarified, will give rise to a
>radicle more often than the opposite end?

The position of the embryo in the seed coat is more or less determinate, so
that the radicle has a characteristic orientation to the seed coat. Thus it
would not be surprising if the rule were generally true. The best position
relative to the radicle, though, could vary widely among species.

>  Are such data publishable
>(which end yields a higher percent of radicle emergences)?  Any good web
>resources on this topic?

Try the new www.google.com - I almost always find at least one solid hit on
the first page of search results.

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