Anatomical and biochemical studies of fruit development in peach

The development of fruit and seed tissues of Prunus persica L. Batsch cultivars ‘Springcrest’, ‘Redhaven’ and ‘Suncrest’ was studied in three consecutive years. Morphological and compositional changes in the embryo were related to the double sigmoid pattern of development in the pericarp. When the f...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Scientia horticulturae Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 33 - 48
Main Authors:	Ognjanov, V., Vujanić-Varga, Dinka, Mišić, P.D., Verešbaranji, I., Macet, Ksenija, Tešović, Ž., Krstić, Marija, Petrović, N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01-10-1995 Elsevier
Subjects:	Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Biological and medical sciences CHEMICAL COMPOSITION COMPOSICION QUIMICA COMPOSITION CHIMIQUE CRECIMIENTO CROISSANCE Economic plant physiology Embryo growth ETAPAS DE DESARROLLO DE LA PLANTA Fructification, ripening. Postharvest physiology FRUIT Fruit growth FRUTO Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology GRAINE GROWTH Growth and development PLANT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES PRUNUS PERSICA Prunus persica L. Batsch SEEDS SEMILLA STADE DE DEVELOPPEMENT VEGETAL Fruit growth Chemical composition Embryo growth Prunus persica L. Batsch Embryo Seeds Fruit Rosaceae Lipids Prunus persica Anatomy Dicotyledones Angiospermae Spermatophyta Carbohydrate Fruit tree Intraspecific comparison Fructification
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	The development of fruit and seed tissues of Prunus persica L. Batsch cultivars ‘Springcrest’, ‘Redhaven’ and ‘Suncrest’ was studied in three consecutive years. Morphological and compositional changes in the embryo were related to the double sigmoid pattern of development in the pericarp. When the fruit of the early maturing cultivar, ‘Springcrest’, ripened the embryo had not developed to fill the ovule but it was morphologically complete and capable of normal germination under laboratory conditions. Only minor differences were noted in the rates of morphological differentiation of the three cultivars. However, when fruit ripened, the lipid content was about 7%, 38% and 59% of the seed dry matter in the early, midseason and late cultivars, respectively. The main reason for low field germination of early varieties appears to be a deficiency of energy reserve to ensure survival during low temperature after ripening.
Bibliography:	F60 9600651 F62
ISSN:	0304-4238 1879-1018
DOI:	10.1016/0304-4238(95)00825-9