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›› 2012, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (5): 189-194.

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Advances in the seed biology of Schisandra chinensis

Haitao Cheng 1*, Jun Yina, Wei Sun 1, Jing Li 1, Xuesong Cao 1, Yonghua Xu 2, Hai Sun 3   

  1. 1 School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China 2 Collage of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China 3 Institute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, CAAS, Changchun 132109, China
  • Received:2012-07-16 Revised:2012-10-29 Online:2012-10-20 Published:2012-10-20
  • Contact: Haitao Cheng

Abstract: This paper reviews the latest information on the growth of Schisandra chinensis, its fruit and morphous, the characteristics of
dormancy and storage and the germination of its seeds. A variety of factors, including the temperature, seed soaking, hormone
pretreatment, chemical and the endogenesis inhibitory substances, are proposed as reasons for its low germination rate and ways
are suggested to improve these.

Key words: Schisandra chinensis, seed, dormancy, germination

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