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  • Title: Biochemical changes in Pinus pinea seeds during storing.
    Author: Fernández-García de Castro M, Martínez-Honduvilla CJ.
    Journal: Rev Esp Fisiol; 1982 Mar; 38(1):13-20. PubMed ID: 6179134.
    Abstract:
    The changes in the germination-rate, the contents in germination-inhibitors and the biochemical differences in soluble proteins and nucleic acids in freshly harvested Pinus pinea seeds stored for various periods of time, up to 24 months, and at two different temperatures (room temperature and 4 degrees C), have been investigated. The present results show that the maturation or after-ripening process of this type of seeds might be induced during the first 6 and 12 months of storage. However, seeds stored for longer periods of time might also be thought to enter into the primary phases of the ageing process where early alterations occur, including the loss of germination-rate and germination-inhibitor contents in the seed coat, together with an incapacity for the seeds to increase their protein and nucleic acid levels during the germination process.
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