| Abstract: | Black seed of Scots pine are more resistant to damping-off. The content of certain elements and chemical compounds in the seed coats differs widely depending on seed colour and physiological state (resting, germinating and infected seeds). The quantitative and qualitative differences in fatty acids content, total nitrogen, amino acids, some metals and nonmetals, chlorogenic acid, phenol and a number of its derivatives seem to be some of the factors conditioning differences in resistance to damping-off. |
