Table 4.
Germination of dormant embryos, treated or not by cyanide, at 10 °C in the presence of α-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB), amino-oxyacetic acid (AOA), cobalt chloride (CoCl2), or 2,5-norbornadiene (NBD)
| Treatment | Germination (%) after | ||
| Inhibitors of ethylene synthesis or perception | Gaseous HCN | 7 d | 14 d |
| None (water) | – | 18±3 | 32±3 |
| + | 96±2 | 96±2 | |
| AOA (1 mM) | – | 14±2 | 38±2 |
| + | 78±4 | 98±2 | |
| CoCl2 (1 mM) | – | 22±2 | 54±2 |
| + | 58±4 | 78±3 | |
| AIB (1 mM) | – | 24±2 | 40±1 |
| + | 94±3 | 98±1 | |
| NBD (7 ml l−1) | – | 18±1 | 18±1 |
| + | 22±1 | 22±1 | |
Cyanide (1 mM) was applied during the first 3 h of imbibition. Mean of four replicates ±SD.