Effects of controlled deterioration and osmoconditioning on germination and nuclear replication in seeds of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 591-597

  Lanteri, S ^a,b   Nada, E ^a   Belletti, P ^a   Quagliotti, L ^a   Bino, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Controlled deterioration; DNA replication; flow cytometry; priming

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0029760408     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0074     Document Type: Article

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