Biochemical characteristics associated with the development of the desiccation-Sensitive seeds of machilus thunbergii sieb. & zucc

Annals of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 381-387

  Lin, Tsan Piao ^a   Chen, Mei Huei ^a  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Energy charge; Machilus thunbergii; Recalcitrant seed; Seed development

Indexed keywords

MACHILUS THUNBERGII;

EID: 0028873355     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1995.1111     Document Type: Article

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