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Growth Inhibitor in the Seed Coat of Charlock

Nature volume 222, pages 1200–1201 (1969)Cite this article

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WE have not found in the literature any report of the presence of inhibitors in the testas of annual weed seeds1. Charlock (Sinapis arvensis L.) is an annual weed that exhibits marked seed dormancy and in the experiments reported here we have investigated the possible presence of inhibitors in the seed coats of this species.

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  1. Barton, L. V., Encyclopaedia of Plant Physiology (edit. by Ruhland, W.), XV/2, 727 (Springer-Verlag, 1965).

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  1. Department of Physiology and Environmental Studies, University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire

    J. R. WITCOMBE, J. R. HILLMAN & W. J. WHITTINGTON

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WITCOMBE, J., HILLMAN, J. & WHITTINGTON, W. Growth Inhibitor in the Seed Coat of Charlock. Nature 222, 1200–1201 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2221200a0

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