Respiratory enzyme activities during germination in Brassica seed lots of differing vigour

Seed Science Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 165-173

  Bettey, Mary ^a   Finch Savage, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brassica; germination; glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; pyrophosphate:fructose 6 phosphate 1 phosphotransferase; respiratory enzymes; seed vigour

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 0030478009     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003226     Document Type: Article

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