(of fruits, anthers, etc) opening spontaneously to release seeds or pollen
Derived forms
dehiscence (deˈhiscence)
noun
Examples of 'dehiscent' in a sentence
dehiscent
The fruits are dehiscent and usually 1-3 locules develop.
Maria de Fátima Figueiredo Melo, Sheron Torres de Macedo, Douglas Charles Daly 2007, 'Morfologia de frutos, sementes e plântulas de nove espécies de Protium Burm. f. (Burseraceae)da Amazônia Central, Brasil Fruit, seed and seedling morphology of nine species ofProtium Burm.f. (Burseraceae) from Central Amazonia, Brazil', Acta Botânica Brasílicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062007000300001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The okra seeds originating from dry and dehiscent fruits presented larger germination performance.
Célia Maria Peixoto de Macedo, José Carlos Lopes, Camila Aparecida da Silva Martins 2011, 'Pre-germinative treatments in okra seeds in different stadiums of fruit maturation Tratamentospré-germinativos em sementes de quiabo em diferentes estádios de maturação do fruto',Semina: Ciências Agráriashttp://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/5336. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The fruits are dry, dehiscent, polyspermic legumes.
Débora Aparecida Verde de Andrade, Flavia Aparecida Ortolani, José Roberto Moro, FabíolaVitti Moro 2008, 'Aspectos morfológicos de frutos e sementes e caracterização citogenética de Crotalarialanceolata E. Mey. (Papilionoideae - Fabaceae) Morphological aspects of fruits andseeds and cytogenetic characterization of Crotalaria lanceolata E. Mey. (Papilionoideae- Fabaceae)', Acta Botânica Brasílicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062008000300003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
During the flower opening, the anthers becomes dehiscent and thus pollen grains are deposited at the stigma, promoting automatic selfpollination.
André Luiz Gomes da Silva, Samyra Ramos Chaves, Jéfferson Mesquita Brito 2011, 'Reproductive biology of Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth (Fabaceae) = Biologia reprodutivade Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth (Fabaceae)', Acta Scientiarum : Biological Scienceshttp://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/9003/9003a. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The major criteria to determine the domestication in pea are non-dehiscent pods, larger seed size and smooth seed testa.
Ljuština Marija, Mikić Aleksandar 2010, 'A brief review on the early distribution of pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Europe', Ratarstvo i Povrtarstvohttp://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1821-3944/2010/1821-39441002457L.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sinapis alba dehiscent and indehiscent pericarps possess germination inhibitory substances as well as substances that promote microbial growth.
James Godwin, Buzi Raviv, Gideon Grafi 2017, 'Dead Pericarps of Dry Fruits Function as Long-Term Storage for Active Hydrolytic Enzymesand Other Substances That Affect Germination and Microbial Growth', Plantshttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/6/4/64. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)