Vivipary in coastal cacti: a potential reproductive strategy in halophytic environments

• Published in: American journal of botany Vol. 94; no. 9; pp. 1577 - 1581
• Main Authors: Cota-Sánchez, J. Hugo, Reyes-Olivas, Álvaro, Sánchez-Soto, Bardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Botanical Society of America 01.09.2007; Botanical Soc America
• Subjects: Cactaceae; cacti and succulents; coasts; crops; developmental stages; Ferocactus; fruit drop; fruits; grasses; halophytes; Pachycereus; Pachycereus schottii; precocious germination; seed germination; Stenocereus; vivipary; Mexico; Mexico Coasts

Vivipary, the germination of seeds within the fruit prior to abscission from the maternal plant, is an important event in plants. Two main types of vivipary are known in vascular plants: true vivipary and pseudovivipary. In crop grasses, pseudovivipary is an undesirable character as it results in lo...