Table 1 Seed characters of T. yunnanensis at different storage times.

From: Dormancy release and germination of Taxus yunnanensis seeds during wet sand storage

Storage time

Seed long axis (mm)

Seed transverse (mm)

Seed longitudinal (mm)

Embryo length (mm)

Seed volume (mm3)

Embryo volume (mm3)

30 d

6.69 ± 0.22b

4.89 ± 0.20b

4.33 ± 0.14b

2.60 ± 0.14b

74.36 ± 5.90b

0.70 ± 0.12b

90 d

6.89 ± 0.33ab

4.89 ± 0.17b

4.48 ± 0.31ab

2.58 ± 0.24b

79.24 ± 9.52ab

0.66 ± 0.17b

180 d

6.94 ± 0.40a

4.94 ± 0.24ab

4.38 ± 0.29b

2.69 ± 0.28ab

79.26 ± 12.71ab

0.68 ± 0.19b

270 d

6.94 ± 0.39a

5.00 ± 0.31ab

4.41 ± 0.21b

2.66 ± 0.25ab

80.23 ± 8.81a

0.72 ± 0.16b

360 d

6.95 ± 0.39a

5.03 ± 0.25a

4.61 ± 0.38a

2.77 ± 0.27a

84.69 ± 13.00a

0.84 ± 0.24a

  1. The letters a, b, and c indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) among seed tissues within each storage time according to the LSD test.
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