Factors Eliciting the Germination of Photoblastic Kalanchoe Seeds

  • J. A. De Greef
  • H. Fredericq
  • R. Rethy
  • A. Dedonder
  • E. De Petter
  • L. Van Wiemeersch
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Abstract

In the Series “Monographies de Physiologie Végétale” edited by professor P.E. Pilet of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Daniel Côme (1970) wrote in the introductory remarks of his book “Les Obstacles à la Germination” : “… si l’on connaît le plus souvent les causes essentielles de la non-germination d’une semence, et si l’on sait quels traitements appliquer à cette semence pour la rendre apte à germer, les raisons profondes de la non-germination sont les plus souvent inconnues ou seulement très partiellement connues. Les recherches actuelles s’orientent progressivement vers une meilleure comprehénsion de ces mécanismes. L’expérimentation est difficile du fait que le repos des semences ne correspond pas a un simple arret de croissance et que la germination elle-même est encore un phénomène assez mal connu.”

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Seed Germination Gibberellic Acid Dormant Seed Lettuce Seed Secondary Dormancy 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • J. A. De Greef
    • 2
  • H. Fredericq
    • 1
  • R. Rethy
    • 1
  • A. Dedonder
    • 1
  • E. De Petter
    • 1
  • L. Van Wiemeersch
    • 1
  1. 1.Laboratory of Plant PhysiologyUniversity of Gent, K.L.GentBelgium
  2. 2.Dept. Plant BiologyUniversity of Antwerpen,UIA-RUCAAntwerpen-WilrijkBelgium

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