AllenF

The unsterile banana pulp medium has been replaced with unsterile potting soil/sand/perlite in a ratio of 1/1/1.

The sterile medium has been replaced with another quantity of moist perlite.

Both sets of seed were bathed twice in 130-140 F water.

The unscarified seed has swollen to the same size as the scarified seed.

The micropylar plug appears softer in 3 of the unscarified seed, with one plug beginning to disintegrate.

On disection the mass and texture of the seed was the same for both sets of seed, softer and less brittle than the seeds that were scarified at the beginning of the experiment.

The interior of the seed is substantially the same as in Gabe 15's picture posted Mar 1/07 with the exception of the micropylar plug which is significantly smaller.

The next observation will be March 19/07.

Allen

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