01044naa a2200193 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024500890007826000090016752005240017665000160070065000140071665000210073065000200075165300100077170000150078177300540079614252472004-11-23       1996    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aCHACUR, M. M.  aEffect of tegument integrity on the light sensitivity in seeds of Cucumis anguria L.  c1996  aCucumis anguria present dark germinating seeds at 25%C. Seeds without the tegument are photosensitive germinating better in darkness than under continuous white litgh. However, pre-incubation at 40°C for 48 hours allows the seeds to germinate under comtinuous white ligth and the incubation of naked seeds at-0.6MPa restored the ligth inhibition of seed germination. Our results suggest that the tegument interact with the phytochrome in the control of seed germination in part of the population of seed of C. anguria.  aphytochrome  aseed coat  aseed germination  aCucumis Anguria  aligth1 aTAKAKI, M.  tArq. Biol. Tecnol.gv.39, n.4, p.1037-1042, 1996.