Apr 30, 2023
The germination of physiologically mature seeds on the mother plant is known as preharvest sprouting and is characteristic of some grain crops when they mature in wet weather (Figure 18.4A). (...) In maize, viviparous (vp) mutants have been selected in which the embryos germinate directly on the cob while still attached to the parent plant, referred to as precocious germination (Figure 18.4B).
"Plant Physiology and Development" int'l 6e - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I.M., Murphy, A.