Subcellular organization and metabolic activity during the development of seeds that attain different levels of desiccation tolerance

Seed Science Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-144

  Farrant, Jill M ^a   Pammenter, N W ^b   Berjak, Patricia ^b   Walters, Christina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desiccation tolerance; Development; Orthodox; Recalcitrant; Seed

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; AVICENNIA MARINA; HIPPOCASTANUM; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0030922094     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003470     Document Type: Conference Paper

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