The Pattern of Seed Development and Maturation in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis)

Phyton - Annales Rei Botanicae

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 259-268

  Gurusamy, C ^a   Thiagarajan, C P ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brassica; Cauliflower; Dehydrogenase activity; Oil; Precocious germination; Protein; Seed development and maturation; Seed weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000895994     PISSN: 00792047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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