PT Journal
AU Gudin, S
   Arene, L
   Chavagnat, A
   Bullard, C
TI Structure and water absorption of different parts of the rose achene pericarp during imbibition
SO Biologia plantarum
PY 1991
BP 262
EP 267
VL 33
IS 4
DI 10.1007/BF02885372
WP https://bp.ueb.cas.cz/artkey/bpl-199104-0002.php
AB Rose achene imbibition is difficult. Comparison of sulphuric acid treated, Cross and Beavans reagent (C. B. reagent) treated seeds with untreated seeds showed that, during imbibition, water is essentially found in the most external pericarp layer. Inner layers appear less permeable. It is possible to distinguish three layers in the pericarp by taking into account results from imbibition assays, X-ray radiographies and scanning electron microscopic observations. They can be interpreted as representing the epi-, meso- and endocarp.
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