Germination of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Seeds and Desiccated Somatic Embryos: I. Mobilization of Storage Reserves

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 507-513

  Lai, Fang Ming ^a   Lecouteux, Claude G ^a   McKersie, Bryan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial seeds; conversion; galactomannan; starch; storage proteins; sucrose

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0029103910     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(11)81779-7     Document Type: Article

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