Fruit fracture biomechanics and the release of Lepidium didymum pericarp-imposed mechanical dormancy by fungi
Mechanical dormancy imposed by a hard fruit pericarp prevents premature seed germination. Here, the authors show that the pericarp of Lepidium didymum prevents germination by limiting water uptake and that dormancy can be released by fungal activity that weakens predetermined breaking zones in the f...
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/9f9ef9e40aee4a84a771b2efd94a3c50 |
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