Antagonistic effects of abscisic acid and gibberellic acid on the breaking of dormancy of Fagus sylvatica seeds

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 244-250

  Nicolás, Carlos ^a   Nicolás, Gregorio ^a   Rodríguez, Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Beech; Fagus sylvatica; Gibberellic acid; Protein synthesis; Seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 0030042114     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1996.tb00209.x     Document Type: Article

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