Approaches to elucidate the basis of desiccation-tolerance in seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-95

  Kermode, Allison R ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ABA; Dehydrin; Desiccation; LEA; Orthodox; Recalcitrant; Seed; Sugars; Water stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030908856     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003421     Document Type: Conference Paper

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