Use of low temperature SEM to locate free water in frozen, hydrated seed tissues of Glycine max (Leguminosae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 550-555

  Yaklich, Robert W ^a   Wergin, William P ^a   Erbe, Eric F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Freeze etch freeze fracture; Glycine max; Hydration; Low temperature field emission electron microscopy; Low temperature SEM; Seeds, soybean

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001089639     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445912     Document Type: Article

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