On 5 Dec 2000 19:00:52 -0000, KONING at easternct.edu ("KONING,ROSS E.
(Biology)") wrote:
To which I'd like to contribute that another aspect of the female
gametophyte is the capacity to photosynthesize.
And to another question in this thread:
Contrary to accepted literature seeds removed directly from the tree
at the time of abscission contained well developed embryos.
Ref.:
Phenology and germination biology of Ginkgo biloba +
Is Ginkgo biloba really an oviparous plant? Holt, Rothwell, Amer J Bot
CorK
The Ginkgo Pages
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kwanten
>Hi Scott,
>>You asked a couple of questions about Ginkgo
>biology...here are some answers I hope...
>>Indeed the aril of the ovule is the fleshy structure
>that produces the butyric acid smell. The smell
>is also a large component of rotten-milk...such as
