Effects of temperature on the desiccation responses of seeds of Zizania palustris

Seed Science Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-160

  Ntuli, Tobias M ^a   Berjak, Patricia ^a   Pammenter, Norman W ^a   Smith, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Desiccation sensitivity; Membranes; Peroxidation; Temperature; Zizania palustris

Indexed keywords

ZIZANIA; ZIZANIA PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0030972159     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003482     Document Type: Conference Paper

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