Electron microscopy related to the reserve mobilization in germinating rice seed - Decomposition process of protein bodies -

Plant Production Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 100-108

  Matsuda, Toshiaki ^a   Zakaria, Sabaruddin ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Electron microscopy; Endosperm; Germination; Protein body; Reserves mobilization; Rice; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002743728     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.2.100     Document Type: Article

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