학술논문
Germination, Utilization of Storage Materials and Potential for Cyanide Release in Cultivated and Wild Sorghum.
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Article
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Subject
*FORAGE plants
*CARBOHYDRATES
*GERMINATION
*PLANT embryology
*PLANT physiology
*SPROUTING of potatoes
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ISSN
0031-9317
Abstract
Sorghum halepense germinates only after storage and its germination is impeded by its glumes. On germination its metabolism is more rapid than is S. bicolor, as indicated by loss of dry weight, starch and protein and formation of soluble protein and soluble sugars. Fresh weight formation is also more rapid in S. halepense. A method for determining the potential for cyanide liberation is described. S. halepense builds up the potential rapidly and apparently maintains it after germination. This process is also slower in S. bicolor. The results show that the cultivated species is slower in all the processes leading to germination than the wild one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]