RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Gudin, S.
A1 Arene, Laurence
A1 Chavagnat, A.
A1 Bullard, Camille
T1 Structure and water absorption of different parts of the rose achene pericarp during imbibition
JF Biologia plantarum
YR 1991
VO 33
IS 4
SP 262
OP 267
DO 10.1007/BF02885372
UL https://bp.ueb.cas.cz/artkey/bpl-199104-0002.php
AB Rose achene imbibition is difficult. Comparison of sulphuric acid treated, Cross and Beavanś 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.