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Changing of Wax Gourd Seed during the Development and Post-harvest Treatments |
Huang Rukui |
Vegetable Research Center; Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Nanning 530007 |
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Abstract Seed development of wax gourd (Benincasa hispida Cogn.)TW2012 could be classified into three stages: the rapid enlarging,the dry matter accumulation and the dehydration.The seeds had viability for 25 days after anthesis flow- ering and became filling mature for about 55 days.However,the rate of germination did not increase with the improvement of the viability.About 70 % of seeds were dormant.Dormancy could be broken down by keeping seeds in dry storage,or by fruit post-harvest storage.The later treatment w...
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Received: 15 September 2005
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