Mechanism of the rice hull‐induced germination of Monochoria vaginalis seeds in darkness

• Published in: Weed biology and management Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 138 - 144
• Main Authors: Yokota, Takao, Handa, Hiromi, Yamada, Yumiko, Yoneyama, Koichi, Takeuchi, Yasutomo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Science 01.06.2014; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: amino acids; Bacillus; Bacillus (bacteria); bacteria; culture media; dark germination; Monochoria; Monochoria vaginalis; Oryza sativa; Pantoea; Pedobacter; rice; rice hull extract; rice hulls; seed germination; seeds; Sphingomonas; testa; turbidity; yeast extract

The seeds of Monochoria vaginalis require light to germinate. However, they are able to germinate in darkness in the presence of rice hulls. The mechanism of this phenomenon was investigated in this study, in which only the unsterilized seeds of Monochoria were induced to germinate by the presence o...