Desiccation stress in recalcitrant Quercus robur L. seeds results in lipid peroxidation and increased synthesis of jasmonates and abscisic acid

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 298, 1996, Pages 661-667

  Finch Savage, W E ^a   Blake, P S ^a   Clay, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Desiccation; Jasmonates; Quercus robur; Seed

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 0001517893     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.5.661     Document Type: Article

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