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dc.contributor.authorMondrus-Engle, M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-26T05:45:59Z
dc.date.available2020-09-26T05:45:59Z
dc.date.issued1981-01-01
dc.identifier.citationMondrus-Engle, M. (1981). Tetraploid perennial teosinte seed dormancy and germination. Journal of Range Management, 34(1), 59-61.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409X
dc.identifier.doi10.2307/3898455
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/646419
dc.description.abstractTetraploid perennial teosinte is an endangered Mexican relative of maize with potential for use as a tropical rangeland and permanent pasture forage. Seeds are dormant when harvested, becoming more germinable as they afterripen. New-seed dormancy may be broken by pre-soaking seed in a gibberellic acid solution. Other pre-treatments are less effective or inhibit germination. Seeds enclosed in white fruitcases are less germinable than those in dark fruitcases, and frequently lack developed embryos./El teosinite tetraploide perenne es una gramínea rara, indígena a México y afín al maíz, que se puede utilizar en los pastizales y pastos permanentes tropicales. Las semillas están en estado durmiente al cosechar, y aumenta la germinación después de un período de maduración. El período durmiente de las semillas se puedc terminar por medio de remojarlas en una solución del ácido giberélico. Otros medidas de terminar el período durmiente son menos efectivas o impiden la germinación. Las semillas blancas son menos capaz de germinar que las de color oscur, y frecuentemente carecen del embrión.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rightsCopyright © Society for Range Management.
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dc.titleTetraploid Perennial Teosinte Seed Dormancy and Germination
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dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Range Management
dc.description.noteThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries.
dc.description.collectioninformationThe Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.
dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
dc.description.admin-noteMigrated from OJS platform August 2020
dc.source.volume34
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.beginpage59-61
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-26T05:46:00Z


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