Ontogeny and anatomy of the pericarp were studied in Rhus aromatica Ait. var. aromatica of subgenus Lobadium and in R. glabra L. of subgenus Rhus. The exocarp sensu stricto in both species originated ...

Toshiki Nakamura, Patricia Vrinten, Kazuhiro Hayakawa, Junichi Ikeda, Characterization of a Granule-Bound Starch Synthase Isoform Found in the Pericarp of Wheat, Plant Physiology, Vol. 118, No. 2 (Oct ...

Severe pericarp damage doesn’t mean the seed is not viable to plant – if other results of warm and cold germ tests are positive. It does mean you need to give consideration to fertilizer ...

In a pioneering study, researchers have completed the chromosome-level genome assemblies for Musa ornata and Musa velutina, shedding light on the genetic underpinnings of pericarp dehiscence and ...

The piece of the project that I adopted was to determine the genetic components of seed pericarp hardness, a trait which contributes to herbivore resistance in sunflower. I spent the summer of 2022 ...

As the pressure builds, the starch starts to soften. When the seed reaches about 350 degrees, the hull, or pericarp, explodes under the pressure, and the starch breaks the confines of its shell.

The pericarp, however, is 70% of the total fruit. “It’s almost a ‘waste product’ that we would make compost of,” said the farmer who bought the technology.

The pericarp (the wall of the ovary) becomes thick, hard, and woody in true nuts, enclosing the seed tightly. This shell protects the seed from predation and environmental damage.