Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest embryo dormancy may prevent germination during late seed maturation.
- Taxon
- subterranean clover
Trifolium subterraneumt0 - Outcome
- preventing germinatione0
- Qualifier
- during the late seed maturation periode0
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Verbatim
e0“the mechanism may well be important in preventing germination during the late seed maturation period”
t0“subterranean clover seeds”
Title
BJ Quinlivan Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 1971. doi:10.1071/ar9710607
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Less than 20% of viable seeds survived summer field exposure without either protective mechanism.
- Intervention effect Embryo dormancy alone did not improve seed survival relative to no protection.
- Intervention effect Combined dormancy and impermeability protected at least 70% of viable seeds.
- Observation The authors conclude embryo dormancy gives fully mature dry seeds little summer protection.
- Recommendation Breeding and selection should prioritize impermeability for germination regulation.