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CONCEPT OF SEED HARDNESS IN POMEGRANATE – II) HISTO-CHEMICAL STUDIES RELATION TO SEED HARDNESS IN POMEGRANATE
Article number
1089_12
Pages
111 – 118
Language
English
Abstract
The presents study on histo-chemical test revealed that only lignin content increased in the mestotesta.
Percent lignin to percent wall content ratio showed a continuous increasing trend and slightly declined at fruit ripening stage.
There was near about perfect positive correlation (+0.94) between the ratio of percent ligning to the percent wall content and the seed hardness.
Further investigation on seed hardness indicates that seed hardness of pomegranate seed increased as the seed developed and at 120 days had the highest hardness (5.56 kg/cm3) and at full ripening it declined slightly (4.48 kg/cm3). Hard seeded types had highest values (6.74 kg/cm3) followed by semi-hard (4.50 kg/cm3) and lowest (3.41 kg/cm3) in soft seeded type.
Percent lignin to percent wall content ratio showed a continuous increasing trend and slightly declined at fruit ripening stage.
There was near about perfect positive correlation (+0.94) between the ratio of percent ligning to the percent wall content and the seed hardness.
Further investigation on seed hardness indicates that seed hardness of pomegranate seed increased as the seed developed and at 120 days had the highest hardness (5.56 kg/cm3) and at full ripening it declined slightly (4.48 kg/cm3). Hard seeded types had highest values (6.74 kg/cm3) followed by semi-hard (4.50 kg/cm3) and lowest (3.41 kg/cm3) in soft seeded type.
Authors
K.H. Pujari, D.A. Rane
Keywords
seed hardness, pomegranate, histo-chemical
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