Abstract
Mode of germination and seedling characteristics of four Savanna palm trees; Borassus aethiopum, Hyphaene thebaica, Phoenix reclinata and Raphia sudanica were studied . In the course of their germination, the radicle was found to be cotyledonary in nature, and it carried the undeveloped plumule below ground before its further development. This is called cryptogeal germination which occurred in two stages: (i) preparatory germination and (ii) germination proper. Bigger seedlings were produced by larger seeds. Pinnate and palmate leaf arrangements with parallel venation were also found among these palms.
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Claim · model-written summary
The radicle was cotyledonary and carried the undeveloped plumule below ground during germination of the four Savanna palms.
Verbatim
e0“four Savanna palm trees; Borassus aethiopum, Hyphaene thebaica, Phoenix reclinata and Raphia sudanica were studied”
e1“the radicle was found to be cotyledonary in nature, and it carried the undeveloped plumule below ground before its further development”
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Cryptogeal germination of the studied palms occurred in preparatory germination and germination proper stages.
Verbatim
e0“This is called cryptogeal germination which occurred in two stages: (i) preparatory germination and (ii) germination proper”
e1“four Savanna palm trees”
Claim · model-written summary
Larger seeds produced bigger seedlings among the studied palms.
Verbatim
e0“Bigger seedlings were produced by larger seeds”
e1“four Savanna palm trees”
Claim · model-written summary
Pinnate and palmate leaf arrangements with parallel venation occurred among the studied palms.
Verbatim
e0“Pinnate and palmate leaf arrangements with parallel venation were also found among these palms”
e1“four Savanna palm trees”