Abstract
Germination of Citrullus lanatus seed is inhibited by white light. The nature of the light inhibition resembles that of a low-energy reaction. Removal of the outer seed structures, especially the membrane enveloping the embryo, overcomes the inhibitory effect of light. Gibberellic acid slightly reverses the inhibitory effect of light while kinetin and particularly ethrel strongly promote the germination of seed in white light. Die kieming van Citrullus lanatus-sade word deur witlig gerem. Die aard van die remming stem ooreen met die van ’n lae-energie-reaksie. Verwydering van die saadomhulsels, veral die vlies wat die embrio omring, hef die remmende invloed van witlig op. Gibberelliensuur hef tot ’n geringe mate die remmende invloed van lig op terwyl kinetien en veral ‘ethrel’ die remmende invloed van lig grootliks ophef.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
White light inhibits Citrullus lanatus seed germination.
- Taxon
- Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatuse0 - Organ / stage
- seede0
- Treatment
- white lighte0
- Outcome
- Germinatione0
- Direction
- inhibitede0
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Verbatim
e0“Germination of Citrullus lanatus seed is inhibited by white light”
Claim · model-written summary
The light inhibition resembles a low-energy reaction.
- Taxon
- Citrullus lanatusCitrullus lanatust0
- Outcome
- light inhibitione0
- Qualifier
- low-energy reactione0
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Verbatim
e0“The nature of the light inhibition resembles that of a low-energy reaction”
t0“Citrullus lanatus”
Claim · model-written summary
Removal of outer seed structures overcomes white-light inhibition.
- Taxon
- Citrullus lanatusCitrullus lanatust0
- Organ / stage
- seede0
- Treatment
- Removal of the outer seed structurese0
- Outcome
- inhibitory effect of lighte0
- Direction
- overcomese0
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Verbatim
e0“Removal of the outer seed structures, especially the membrane enveloping the embryo, overcomes the inhibitory effect of light”
t0“Citrullus lanatus”
Claim · model-written summary
Gibberellic acid slightly reverses light inhibition of germination.
- Taxon
- Citrullus lanatusCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- Gibberellic acide0
- Outcome
- inhibitory effect of lighte0
- Direction
- reversese0
- Qualifier
- slightlye0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Gibberellic acid slightly reverses the inhibitory effect of light”
t0“Citrullus lanatus”
Claim · model-written summary
Kinetin strongly promotes seed germination in white light.
- Taxon
- Citrullus lanatusCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- kinetine0
- Outcome
- germination of seede0
- Direction
- promotee0
- Qualifier
- white lighte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“kinetin and particularly ethrel strongly promote the germination of seed in white light”
t0“Citrullus lanatus”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethrel particularly strongly promotes seed germination in white light.
- Taxon
- Citrullus lanatusCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- ethrele0
- Outcome
- germination of seede0
- Direction
- promotee0
- Qualifier
- white lighte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“kinetin and particularly ethrel strongly promote the germination of seed in white light”
t0“Citrullus lanatus”
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