Breaking down the walls - A role for endo-β-mannanase in release from seed dormancy?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 464-469

  Bewley, J Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATURA; DATURA FEROX; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030714022     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(97)01147-3     Document Type: Review

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