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Ecology and germination behaviour of the seeds of two categories ofCucumis callosus Cogn. has been studied here. The seeds were found to be rigid in their requirement of light and temperature for germination. Red and far-red lights were found to affect germination and a phytochrome system appeared to be present. Temperature was found to have a significant effect on seed germination.
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Bansal, R.P., Sen, D.N. Contribution to the ecology and seed germination ofCucumis callosus . Folia geobot. phytotax. 13, 225–233 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02851946
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