Mechanisms underpinning the onset of seed coat impermeability and dormancy-break in Astragalus adsurgens

Abstract Impermeable seed coats, i.e. physical dormancy (PY) influence the germination ecology of plants from 18 angiosperm families. Astragalus adsurgens (Fabaceae; Papilinoidaae) is a perennial plant widespread in temperate regions that is thought to produce both permeable and impermeable seeds. W...

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Main Authors: Ganesh K. Jaganathan, Jiajin Li, Matthew Biddick, Kang Han, Danping Song, Yashu Yang, Yingying Han, Baolin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46158-z