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The dead, hardened floral bracts of dispersal units of wild wheat function as storage for active hydrolases and in enhancing seedling vigor

It is commonly assumed that the dead, hardened floral bracts of the dispersal unit of grasses have been evolved to protect seeds from predation and / or assist in fruit/caryopsis dispersal. While these structures have important agronomical and economical implications, their adaptive value has not be...

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Autores principales: Raviv, Buzi, Granot, Gila, Chalifa-Caspi, Vered, Grafi, Gideon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28493968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177537

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