Fruit fracture biomechanics and the release of Lepidium didymum pericarp-imposed mechanical dormancy by fungi
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02051-9
Abstract: The biomechanical and ecophysiological properties of plant seed/fruit structures are fundamental to survival in distinct environments. Dispersal of fruits with hard pericarps (fruit coats) encasing seeds has evolved many times independently within taxa that have… read more here.
Keywords: mechanical dormancy; seed; pericarp; biomechanics ... See more keywords