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- Title
Seed maturation indicators in Pyracantha crenulata Roxb. in Kumaun Central Himalaya.
- Authors
Shah, Shruti; Tewari, Bhawna; Bisht, Swati; Tewari, Ashish
- Abstract
Fruits of Pyracantha crenulata were collected from two locations varying by approximately 550 m in elevation from south aspect for assessing seed maturation indicators. The mean seed size (length × diameter) across the collection dates varied between 1.61 ± 0.7 and 4.93 ± 0.06 mm² across both the locations. The seed moisture content negatively correlated with germination. The change in fruit colour from dark green to light orange, the range of fruit moisture content (30.43% ± 0.06 to 36.l0% ± 0.25) and the seed moisture content between 68.8% ± 0.68 and 71.6 ± 0.62 coincided with maximum germination and appear to be major indicators of seed maturation in Pyracantha crenulata.
- Subjects
KUMAUN (India); INDIA; PYRACANTHA; FRUIT; SEED size; GERMINATION; SEED viability; ROSACEAE
- Publication
New Forests, 2006, Vol 32, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0169-4286
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11056-005-2739-x