How to overcome seed dormancy in Nothopoditis

protocol Protocol: Seed Coat Permeability Test: Tetrazolium Penetration Assay
How to overcome seed dormancy in Nothopoditis
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Sollapura J Vishwanath Author Answered Jul 12, 2014

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

I guess you mean Nathopodytes foetida. The seed dormancy in Nathopodytes is due to excess amounts of phenolics in seeds. Also, the treatment differs between variety and population of the seeds. You can try scarification of seed coat and GA3 treatment. Hope this helps.
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