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Effect of different light periods on the seed surface of fenugreek during the maturation phase

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The seeds of a cultivar ofTrigonella foenum-graecum L., which have been producing hard seed in nature during several previous generations were grown in pots and allowed to remain in open till the pods were mature but green. At this stage the pots were transferred to the chambers of the green house with 4, 8, 12 or 16 hours of electric light. The seeds matured under these different light periods were studied with scanning electron microscope for their external morphology and also tested for their germination. The above light periods did not make any of the seeds hard but changed the structure of the apical protuberances of the palisade cells visible on the surface of the seed coat.

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  1. H. S. Puri

    Present address: Botany Department, Panjab University, 160014, Chandigarh

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  1. Pharmacognosy Group, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, BA2 7AY, Bath, U.K.

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Puri, H.S., Hardman, R. Effect of different light periods on the seed surface of fenugreek during the maturation phase. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 83, 221–224 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03045735

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