Structure of some leguminous seeds
Supapun Namwongprom
The structure of edible leguminous seeds was studied. These include 2 species belonging to 9 genera of the Papilionaceae. These were (1) Canavalia gladiata DC., (2) Cicer arietinum L., (3) Doichos lablab L., (4) Phaseolus vulgaris L., (5) Pachyrhizus erosus Urba., (6) Pisum sativum L., (7) Psophocarpus tetranogolobus (L.) DC., (8) Vicia faba L., (9) Vigna umbellata Ohwi and Ohashi, (10) Vigna radiata L. Wilzcek., (11) Vigna sinensis Savies., (12) Vigna unguiculata L. The size, shape, hilum and internal structure of testa showed a great deal of variation. All of them were exalbuminous. Epigeal germination type was found in 8 species
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