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Hormones in Seed Dormancy and Germination

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Hormonal Regulation of Plant Growth and Development

Part of the book series: Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology ((AABI,volume 16))

Abstract

Dormancy of the seed is a very peculiar phenomenon. First, it occurs at a very early stage of development. Successful fertilization, incorporation of other nuclei in to zygote, intensive cell divisions and differentiations, accumulation of food reserves- all this seems to ensure prosperous growth and development. All this stops, however, for some obscure reasons. No similar phenomenon occurs in animals; even the diapause among insects, if it takes place, appears at a much later stage of development.

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Lewak, S. (1985). Hormones in Seed Dormancy and Germination. In: Purohit, S.S. (eds) Hormonal Regulation of Plant Growth and Development. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5139-6_3

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