Further evidence from the effect of fungi on breaking Opuntia seed dormancy

• Published in: Plant signaling & behavior Vol. 5; no. 10; pp. 1229 - 1230
• Main Authors: Delgado-Sánchez, Pablo, Ortega-Amaro, María Azucena, Rodríguez-Hernández, Aída Araceli, Jiménez-Bremont, Juan Francisco, Flores, Joel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.10.2010; Landes Bioscience
• Subjects: Addendum; Binding; Biology; Bioscience; Calcium; Cancer; Cell; Cycle; fungi; Fungi - physiology; Landes; Opuntia - growth & development; Opuntia - microbiology; Opuntia - physiology; Opuntia leucotricha; Organogenesis; Penicillium chrysogenum; Phoma; Plant Dormancy - physiology; Proteins; seed dormancy; seed germination; seeds; Seeds - growth & development; Seeds - microbiology; Species Specificity; Trichoderma harzianum; Trichoderma koningii; Mexico; Chihuahuan Desert

Recently, we found that fungi are involved in breaking seed dormancy of Opuntia streptacantha, and that the effect of fungi on seeds is species-specific. However, the effect of fungi on seed germination from other Opuntia spp has not been evaluated. Thus, we evaluated the effect of four fungal speci...