Water status changes during development in relation to the germination and desiccation tolerance of aesculus hippocastanum L. Seeds

Annals of Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 107-116

  Tompsett, P B ^a   Pritchard, H W ^a  

^a JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesculus hippocastanum L; Desiccation intolerance; Desiccation rate; Germination; Horse chestnut; Seed development; Water status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001315747     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1993.1014     Document Type: Article

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