Effects of gibberellins, darkness and osmotica on endosperm rupture and class I β-1,3-glucanase induction in tobacco seed germination

Planta

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 282-288

  Leubner Metzger, Gerhard ^a   Fründt, Corinne ^a   Meins Jr , Frederick ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endosperm; Germination; Gibberellin; Nicotiana; Photodormancy; 1,3 Glucanase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029793655     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00196570     Document Type: Article

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